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Neck X-ray, Standard Views

South Dakota 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?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $66.07 from a physician practice, and about $372 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$66.07$39.81 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$372$219 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $117 to $513Professionalmedian $66 · 10th to 90th $35 to $123
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $372professional $66

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
$125.89
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$186.21
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$194.98
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$87.10
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$354.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$257.04
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$31.62
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$194.98
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$85.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$26.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$61.66
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$77.62
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$20.89
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$64.57
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 1st of 51

$123

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.