Scans and imaging CPT 72040 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Neck X-ray cost in Eureka, CA — inpatient

In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the neck (cervical spine), 2 or 3 views as an inpatient: from $971.04 to $1,063.35, with a median of $1,017.20. The lowest listed price is at Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital — $46.16 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $431.60 at 100 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 72040, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$971.04Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital
Median$1,017.20half pay less
Highest$1,063.35in this market
Difference1.1×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Eureka-Arcata, CA.

median
Lowest $971.04Highest $1,063.35

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital lowest Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC XR SPINE CERVICAL 2 OR 3 VIEWS $971.04 $1,904.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC XR SPINE CERVICAL 2 OR 3 VIEWS $1,063.35 $2,085.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $971.04, median $1,017.20, highest $1,063.35 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $150.71 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

A neck X-ray shows the bones of the cervical spine. It is used after injuries such as car accidents and falls, and for neck pain with warning signs.

What the price covers

The price usually covers taking the images. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately.