Scans and imaging CPT 72040 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Neck X-ray cost in Myrtle Beach, SC — inpatient

In Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC, 3 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the neck (cervical spine), 2 or 3 views as an inpatient: from $469.31 to $469.31, with a median of $469.31. The lowest listed price is at McLeod Health and 2 other hospitals. Across South Carolina, the median is $362.45 at 34 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 72040, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$469.31McLeod Health + 2 more
Median$469.31half pay less
Highest$469.31in 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 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC.

median
Lowest $469.31Highest $469.31

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
McLeod Health lowest Myrtle Beach, SC HC RADEX SPINE CERVICAL 2 OR 3 VIEWS - XR CERVICAL SPINE 2-3 VIEWS $469.31 $661.00 $58.03–$528.80 29% —
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McLeod Health lowest Loris, SC · (843) 716-7000 HC RADEX SPINE CERVICAL 2 OR 3 VIEWS - XR CERVICAL SPINE 2-3 VIEWS $469.31 $661.00 $58.03–$528.80 29% —
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McLeod Health lowest E Little River, SC HC RADEX SPINE CERVICAL 2 OR 3 VIEWS - XR CERVICAL SPINE 2-3 VIEWS $469.31 $661.00 $58.03–$528.80 29% —
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Inpatient: lowest $469.31, median $469.31, highest $469.31.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $469.31 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 3 of 3 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 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.