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Neck X-ray, Standard Views

Montana 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?

$53.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $52.48 from a physician practice, and about $155 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$52.48$42.66 to $69.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$155$69.18 to $269

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $155 · 10th to 90th $55 to $501Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $35 to $170
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $155professional $52

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
$89.13
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$66,069.34
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$70.79
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$102.33
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$102.33
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$87.10
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.89
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$56.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$107.15
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$24.55
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$154.88

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 34th of 51

$53.70

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.