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Neck X-ray, Standard Views

Rhode Island 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?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $44.67 from a physician practice, and about $182 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 4 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$38.90 to $110
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$182$138 to $288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $93 to $288Professionalmedian $45 · 10th to 90th $26 to $200
$50$100$200facility $182professional $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
$93.33
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$40.74

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 40th of 51

$51.29

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.