Neck X-ray cost in Atlanta, GA
In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 28 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the neck (cervical spine), 2 or 3 views: from $86.00 to $1,073.00, with a median of $299.89. The lowest listed price is at Southern Regional Medical Center — $213.89 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $285.78 at 79 hospitals.
Cash prices at 28 facilities across 18 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 Mar 17, 2026 and Jul 1, 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Regional Medical Center lowest Southwest Riverdale, GA · (770) 991-8160 Hc Radex Spine Cervical 2 Or 3 Views | $86.00 | $651.07 | $48.96–$651.07 | 87% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton, GA · (770) 836-9580 X-RAY EXAM NECK SPINE 2-3 VW | $112.80 | $282.00 | $86.86–$95.55 | 60% | — source file |
| Higgins General Hospital Bremen, GA · (770) 812-2000 X-RAY EXAM NECK SPINE 2-3 VW | $112.80 | $282.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 X-RAY EXAM NECK SPINE 2-3 VW | $112.80 | $282.00 | $86.86–$104.23 | 60% | — source file |
| Willowbrooke at Tanner Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 X-RAY EXAM NECK SPINE 2-3 VW | $112.80 | $282.00 | $86.86–$95.55 | 60% | — source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 X-RAY OF UPPER SPINE; 2-3 VIEWS | $264.00 | $660.00 | $86.86–$104.23 | 60% | — source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton, GA · (770) 836-9580 X-RAY OF UPPER SPINE; 2-3 VIEWS | $264.00 | $660.00 | $86.86–$95.55 | 60% | — source file |
| Higgins General Hospital Bremen, GA · (770) 812-2000 X-RAY OF UPPER SPINE; 2-3 VIEWS | $264.00 | $660.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Piedmont Newnan Newnan, GA · (770) 400-2300 HC Xr Spine Cerv 2-3v | $285.78 | $952.60 | $45.49–$885.92 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newton Covington, GA · (770) 786-7053 HC Xr Spine Cerv 2-3v | $285.78 | $952.60 | $45.49–$809.71 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (404) 605-5000 HC Xr Spine Cerv 2-3v | $285.78 | $952.60 | $45.49–$809.71 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Rockdale Conyers, GA · (770) 918-3000 HC Xr Spine Cerv 2-3v | $285.78 | $952.60 | $45.49–$714.45 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Fayette Fayetteville, GA · (770) 719-7000 HC Xr Spine Cerv 2-3v | $285.78 | $952.60 | $45.49–$809.71 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Eastside Snellville, GA · (770) 979-0200 HC Xr Spine Cerv 2-3v | $285.78 | $952.60 | $45.49–$857.34 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Walton Monroe, GA · (770) 267-8461 HC Xr Spine Cerv 2-3v | $285.78 | $952.60 | $64.09–$857.34 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Henry Stockbridge, GA · (678) 604-1000 HC Xr Spine Cerv 2-3v | $285.78 | $952.60 | $45.49–$809.71 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Mountainside Jasper, GA · (706) 692-2441 HC Xr Spine Cerv 2-3v | $285.78 | $952.60 | $64.09–$809.71 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Shepherd Center Northwest Atlanta, GA HC XR SPINE CERV 2-3V | $314.00 | $628.00 | $188.40–$565.20 | 50% | — source file |
| Piedmont Cartersville Cartersville, GA · (470) 490-1000 HC Xr Spine Cerv 2-3v | $376.92 | $1,256.40 | $45.49–$1,130.76 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc Radex Spine Cervical 2 Or 3 Views - Xr Cervical Spine 2-3 Views | $443.00 | $443.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Radex Spine Cervical 2 Or 3 Views - Xr Cervical Spine 2-3 Views | $443.00 | $443.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Radex Spine Cervical 2 Or 3 Views - Xr Cervical Spine 2-3 Views | $443.00 | $443.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc Radex Spine Cervical 2 Or 3 Views - Xr Cervical Spine 2-3 Views | $443.00 | $443.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc Radex Spine Cervical 2 Or 3 Views - Xr Cervical Spine 2-3 Views | $443.00 | $443.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Rehabilitation Hospital Atlanta, GA Hc Radex Spine Cervical 2 Or 3 Views - Xr Cervical Spine 2-3 Views | $443.00 | $443.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur, GA Hc Radex Spine Cervical 2 Or 3 Views - Xr Cervical Spine 2-3 Views | $443.00 | $443.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Radex Spine Cervical 2 Or 3 Views - Xr Cervical Spine 2-3 Views | $443.00 | $443.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Arthur M. Blank Atlanta, GA X-Ray of Cervical Spine of Neck, 2 or 3 Views | $597.00 | $597.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Meridian Mark Atlanta, GA X-Ray of Cervical Spine of Neck, 2 or 3 Views | $597.00 | $597.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Atlanta, GA · (404) 785-5252 X-Ray of Cervical Spine of Neck, 2 or 3 Views | $597.00 | $597.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Hughes Spalding Atlanta, GA X-Ray of Cervical Spine of Neck, 2 or 3 Views | $1,073.00 | $1,073.00 | $246.87–$730.61 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $86.00, median $299.89, highest $1,073.00 — a 12.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 19 facilities here, median $314.00. 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 12 of 16 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.
9 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 72040 ($285.78). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp Warm Springs, GAHc Xr Spine Cervical Ap Plus Lat 2-3Vw | $25.35 | file |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram, GAHc Xr Spine Cervical Ap Plus Lat 2-3Vw | $25.35 | file |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin, GAHc Xr Spine Cervical Ap Plus Lat 2-3Vw | $25.35 | file |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta, GAHc Xr Spine Cervical Ap Plus Lat 2-3Vw | $25.35 | file |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville, GAHc Xr Spine Cervical Ap Plus Lat 2-3Vw | $25.35 | file |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell, GAHc Xr Spine Cervical Ap Plus Lat 2-3Vw | $25.35 | file |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell, GAHc Xr Spine Cervical Ap Plus Lat 2-3Vw | $25.35 | file |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GAHc Xr Spine Cervical Ap Plus Lat 2-3Vw | $25.35 | file |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson, GAHc Xr Spine Cervical Ap Plus Lat 2-3Vw | $25.35 | file |