Scans and imaging CPT 72040 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Neck X-ray cost in Manchester, NH — inpatient

In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the neck (cervical spine), 2 or 3 views as an inpatient: from $56.40 to $278.61, with a median of $273.78. The lowest listed price is at Monadnock Community Hospital — $217.38 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $255.69 at 6 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 72040, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$56.40Monadnock Community Hospital
Median$273.78half pay less
Highest$278.61in this market
Difference4.9×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 Manchester-Nashua, NH.

median
Lowest $56.40Highest $278.61

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Monadnock Community Hospital lowest Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 MHP XRAY EXAM OF NECK SPINE $56.40 $94.00 — 40% Apr 1, 2026
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Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 CERVICAL SPINE LTD 2 OR 3V $210.12 $350.20 — 40% Apr 1, 2026
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Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 MOA CERVICAL SPINE 2-3V $210.12 $350.20 — 40% Apr 1, 2026
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St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC C-SPINE 2-3 VIEWS $273.78 $702.00 — 61% —
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Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Xr Spine Cervical 2-3 Views $278.61 $753.00 — 63% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $56.40, median $273.78, highest $278.61 — a 4.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $273.78 — 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.