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Neck X-ray, Standard Views

South Carolina 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 South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $69.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $44.67 from a physician practice, and about $275 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$35.48 to $81.28
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$275$83.18 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $50 to $513Professionalmedian $45 · 10th to 90th $32 to $141
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $275professional $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
$75.86
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$56.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$67.61
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$18.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$53.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$83.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$53.70

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 8th 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.