Neck X-ray cost in Louisville, KY
In Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, 17 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the neck (cervical spine), 2 or 3 views: from $65.94 to $1,163.00, with a median of $277.20. The lowest listed price is at Norton Clark Hospital — $211.26 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $317.40 at 79 hospitals.
- The median here, $277.20, is about the same as the US median of $281.00.
- That is 3.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 8 cities for code 72040, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 9, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Clark Hospital lowest Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB C SPINE AP & LAT 2/3 VIEWS File of Jun 3, 2026 · source file | $65.94 | $471.00 | $17.01–$412.13 | 86% |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 562-3000 CR EXAM OF NECK SPINE File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $153.12 | $638.00 | $107.18–$638.00 | 76% |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville, KY HB C SPINE AP & LAT 2/3 VIEWS File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $159.40 | $797.00 | $82.54–$666.45 | 80% |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB C SPINE AP & LAT 2/3 VIEWS File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $159.40 | $797.00 | $82.54–$677.45 | 80% |
| Norton Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB C SPINE AP & LAT 2/3 VIEWS File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $159.40 | $797.00 | $82.54–$666.45 | 80% |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB C SPINE AP & LAT 2/3 VIEWS File of Feb 13, 2026 · source file | $159.40 | $797.00 | $82.54–$666.45 | 80% |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY HB C SPINE AP & LAT 2/3 VIEWS File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $159.40 | $797.00 | $82.54–$666.45 | 80% |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville, KY · (502) 647-4000 CR EXAM OF NECK SPINE File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $267.52 | $704.00 | $94.27–$704.00 | 62% |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 XR SPINE CERVICAL 2 OR 3 VIEWS+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $277.20 | $462.00 | $4.59–$308.06 | 40% |
| Our Lady of Peace Louisville, KY CR EXAM OF NECK SPINE File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $358.56 | $638.00 | $114.84–$638.00 | 44% |
| Harrison County Hospital Corydon, IN · (812) 738-4251 X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views File of Jul 16, 2026 · source file | $368.40 | $614.00 | $17.01–$552.60 | 40% |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY CR EXAM OF NECK SPINE File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $397.80 | $1,105.00 | $185.64–$1,105.00 | 64% |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 587-4011 CR EXAM OF NECK SPINE File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $550.80 | $1,224.00 | $205.63–$1,224.00 | 55% |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY · (502) 350-5000 HC Xr Spinecervical 3/- Views File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $562.10 | $1,332.00 | $85.74–$1,061.60 | 58% |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville, KY · (502) 897-8100 X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views File of Sep 25, 2026 · source file | $1,163.00 | $1,550.66 | $37.43–$3,101.32 | 25% |
| Baptist Health Floyd New Albany, IN · (812) 944-7701 X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views File of Sep 25, 2026 · source file | $1,163.00 | $1,550.66 | $17.01–$2,325.99 | 25% |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange, KY · (502) 222-5388 X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views File of Sep 25, 2026 · source file | $1,163.00 | $1,550.66 | $91.74–$3,101.32 | 25% |
Outpatient: lowest $65.94, median $277.20, highest $1,163.00 — a 17.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $159.40. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 17 of 17 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What neck X-ray is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Neck X-ray explained.