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Neck X-ray, Standard Views

Utah 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?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $51.29 from a physician practice, and about $229 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$51.29$42.66 to $83.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$105 to $282

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $43 to $407Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $35 to $170
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $229professional $51

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
$42.66
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$56.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$61.66
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$302.00
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$72.44
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$25.70
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$53.70
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$64.57
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$17.38
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$46.77
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$47.86

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 28th of 51

$54.95

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.