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Neck X-ray, Standard Views

New Jersey 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?

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $44.67 from a physician practice, and about $141 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 7 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$44.67$36.31 to $69.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$141$74.13 to $309

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $54 to $513Professionalmedian $45 · 10th to 90th $31 to $105
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $141professional $45

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
$53.70
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$74.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$42.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$20.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$38.02
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$54.95
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$67.61
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.98
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$51.29
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$3,890.45
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$25,118.86
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$75.86
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$21.88
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$56.23

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 41st of 51

$50.12

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.