Scans and imaging CPT 72040 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Neck X-ray cost in Joplin, MO — inpatient

In Joplin, MO-KS, 1 hospital lists a cash price for X-ray of the neck (cervical spine), 2 or 3 views as an inpatient: from $147.10 to $147.10, with a median of $147.10. Across Missouri, the median is $300.00 at 25 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 72040, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$147.10Freeman Health System - Freeman West
Median$147.10half pay less
Highest$147.10in this market
Difference1.0×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 Joplin, MO-KS.

median
Lowest $147.10Highest $268.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Freeman Health System - Freeman West lowest Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 CLINIC CERVICAL SPINE AP & LAT $147.10 $367.76 — 60% Sep 1, 2026
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Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 CERV SPINAL FLEXION/EXTEN ONLY $268.80 $672.00 — 60% Sep 1, 2026
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Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 CERVICAL SPINE AP & LAT $268.80 $672.00 — 60% Sep 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $147.10, median $147.10, highest $147.10.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $274.95 — 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.