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Neck X-ray, Standard Views

Vermont 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?

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $50.12 from a physician practice, and about $417 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 5 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$50.12$40.74 to $57.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$331 to $479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $209 to $513Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $26 to $60
$50$100$200$500facility $417professional $50

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$89.13
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$93.33
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$74.13

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 44th of 51

$50.12

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.