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Neck X-ray, Standard Views

Tennessee 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?

$60.26

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $44.67 from a physician practice, and about $151 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 6 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$34.67 to $75.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$151$79.43 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $151 · 10th to 90th $48 to $363Professionalmedian $45 · 10th to 90th $31 to $117
$20$50$100$200$500facility $151professional $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
$51.29
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$57.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$60.26
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$21.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$54.95
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$363.08
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$64.57

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 19th of 51

$60.26

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.