Scans and imaging CPT 72040 Outpatient

Neck X-ray cost in Massena, NY

In Massena-Ogdensburg, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the neck (cervical spine), 2 or 3 views: from $240.21 to $315.18, with a median of $256.87. The lowest listed price is at Canton-Potsdam Hospital — $16.66 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $201.75 at 64 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 72040, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$240.21Canton-Potsdam Hospital
Median$256.87half pay less
Highest$315.18in this market
Difference1.3×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 Massena-Ogdensburg, NY.

median
Lowest $240.21Highest $315.18

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Canton-Potsdam Hospital lowest Potsdam, NY · (315) 265-3300 HC RADEX SPINE CERVICAL 2 OR 3 VIEWS $240.21 $369.55 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur, NY · (315) 287-1000 HC RADEX SPINE CERVICAL 2 OR 3 VIEWS $256.87 $395.19 — 35% —
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Slhs Massena Massena, NY · (315) 769-4234 HC RADEX SPINE CERVICAL 2 OR 3 VIEWS $315.18 $484.89 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $240.21, median $256.87, highest $315.18 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $256.87. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.