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Neck X-ray, Standard Views

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 72040

This is a standard X-ray of the cervical spine, the bones in the neck, taken from a couple of angles. It's used to evaluate neck pain, injury, or suspected alignment problems in the bones of the neck. It's a quick, low-dose imaging test typically done before considering more detailed imaging like CT or MRI.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Neck X-ray, Standard Views cost?

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $74.13 from a physician practice, and about $200 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$74.13$44.67 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$126 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $71 to $447Professionalmedian $74 · 10th to 90th $38 to $178
$50$100$200$500facility $200professional $74

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$91.20
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$316.23
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$81.28
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$234.42
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$95.50
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$24.55
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$69.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$446.68
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$257.04
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$63.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$199.53

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in South Dakota than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$81.28

SD $123TX $44.67

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.