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Neck X-ray, Standard Views

Mississippi 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?

$60.26

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $54.95 from a physician practice, and about $158 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$54.95$34.67 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$91.20 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $56 to $295Professionalmedian $55 · 10th to 90th $30 to $79
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $158professional $55

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
$54.95
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$50.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$51.29
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$24.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$37.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$44.67
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$45.71

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 17th of 51

$60.26

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.