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Neck X-ray, Standard Views

West 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?

$67.61

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $67.61 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $60.26 from a physician practice, and about $67.61 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$60.26$38.90 to $77.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$67.61$51.29 to $234

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $35 to $407Professionalmedian $60 · 10th to 90th $35 to $81
$20$50$100$200$500facility $68professional $60

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
$38.90
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$58.88
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$46.77
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$141.25
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$467.74
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$416.87
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$28.18
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$51.29

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 10th of 51

$67.61

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.