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Neck X-ray, Standard Views

Nebraska 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?

$69.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $69.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $60.26 from a physician practice, and about $170 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 8 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$60.26$39.81 to $89.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$170$83.18 to $355

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $59 to $479Professionalmedian $60 · 10th to 90th $36 to $162
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $170professional $60

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
$58.88
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$114.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$85.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$23.99
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$87.10
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$407.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$257.04
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$27.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$194.98
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$134.90
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$36.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$97.72
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$134.90
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$36.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$97.72
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$275.42
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$74.13

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 7th of 51

$69.18

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.