Scans and imaging CPT 72040 Outpatient

Neck X-ray cost in Wichita Falls, TX

In Wichita Falls, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the neck (cervical spine), 2 or 3 views: from $241.00 to $461.65, with a median of $351.33. The lowest listed price is at Clay County Memorial Hospital — $110.33 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $374.00 at 293 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 72040, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$241.00Clay County Memorial Hospital
Median$351.33half pay less
Highest$461.65in this market
Difference1.9×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 Wichita Falls, TX.

median
Lowest $241.00Highest $461.65

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Clay County Memorial Hospital lowest Henrietta, TX · (940) 538-5621 Spine Cervical 3 Views Or Less $241.00 $345.00 $69.00–$110.00 30% —
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Clay County Memorial Hospital Henrietta, TX · (940) 538-5621 Spine Cervical $271.00 $387.00 $77.00–$124.00 30% —
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United Regional Health Care System Wichita Falls, TX · (940) 764-7000 Radiologic examination, spine, cervical; 2 or 3 views $461.65 $485.95 $85.95–$461.65 5% —
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Outpatient: lowest $241.00, median $351.33, highest $461.65 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.

Cash or insurance?

At 0 of 2 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.