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Neck X-ray, Standard Views

Virginia 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?

$53.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $43.65 from a physician practice, and about $89.13 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$43.65$34.67 to $57.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$48.98 to $288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $31 to $550Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $30 to $69
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $89professional $44

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
$213.80
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$47.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$81.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$53.70
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$117.49
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.45
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$57.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$58.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.14
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$44.67
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$85.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$23.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$77.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$64.57
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$93.33
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$162.18
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$23.99
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$61.66

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 37th of 51

$53.70

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.