Neck X-ray (4-5 views) cost in Akron, OH
In Akron, OH, 6 hospitals list a cash price for neck (cervical spine) X-ray, 4 or 5 views: from $477.10 to $949.00, with a median of $712.50. The lowest listed price is at Akron General Medical Center — $235.40 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $450.68 at 134 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 cities for code 72050, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 11, 2025 and Jul 14, 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 Akron, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron General Medical Center lowest Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 RADEX SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS | $477.10 | $734.00 | $45.07–$293.03 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 HB X-RAY CERV SPINE 4 VW | $502.50 | $670.00 | $227.80–$662.63 | 25% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna, OH · (330) 297-2300 HC RADEX SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS - XR CERVICAL SPINE COMP 4-5 VIEWS | $663.75 | $885.00 | $100.82–$796.50 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center Fairlawn, OH · (330) 670-4152 X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | $761.25 | $1,015.00 | $99.09–$2,406.04 | 25% | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Western Reserve Cuyahoga Falls, OH · (330) 971-7000 XR SPINE CERV 4 OR 5 VIEWS | $844.25 | $1,535.00 | $138.85–$552.60 | 45% | — source file |
| Summa Health System Akron, OH · (330) 375-3000 Hc Radex Spine Cervical 4 Or 5 Views - Xr Cervical Spine Comp 4-5 Views | $949.00 | $949.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $477.10, median $712.50, highest $949.00 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $754.00. 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 3 of 5 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
This neck X-ray takes four or five pictures of the cervical spine, including angled views that show the openings where the nerves leave the spine. It is ordered for neck pain, arm numbness or after an injury.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.