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Neck X-ray, Standard Views

New Mexico 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?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $45.71 from a physician practice, and about $97.72 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$45.71$35.48 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$97.72$54.95 to $380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $45 to $550Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $27 to $158
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $98professional $46

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
$177.83
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$114.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$26.92
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$34.67
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$50.12
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$44.67
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$83.18
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$87.10
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$21.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$154.88

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 47th of 51

$47.86

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.