Neck X-ray (4-5 views) cost in Boston, MA
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 26 hospitals list a cash price for neck (cervical spine) X-ray, 4 or 5 views: from $164.00 to $1,498.00, with a median of $502.40. The lowest listed price is at Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus — $338.40 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $452.31 at 33 hospitals.
Cash prices at 26 facilities across 19 cities for code 72050, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Sep 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus lowest Wareham, MA · (508) 679-3131 HC Radex Spine Cervical 4 or 5 Views source file | $164.00 | $328.00 | $70.13–$411.86 | 50% |
| Boston Medical Center South Brockton, MA · (508) 427-3000 HC Chg Radex Spine Cervical 4 or 5 Views source file | $205.48 | $456.61 | $109.03–$394.86 | 55% |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 HC Chg Radex Spine Cervical 4 or 5 Views source file | $229.10 | $509.11 | $109.03–$475.07 | 55% |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham, MA · (781) 453-3002 HC X RAY SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $231.00 | $231.00 | — | — |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Radex Spine Cervical 4 or 5 Views - Xr Cervical source file | $294.00 | $420.00 | $113.14–$530.75 | 30% |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA · (508) 941-7000 XRAY; NECK SPINE 4/5 VWS File of Jan 28, 2026 · source file | $376.60 | $538.00 | $58.59–$298.59 | 30% |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Chg Radex Spine Cervical 4 or 5 Views source file | $389.70 | $866.00 | $44.60–$736.10 | 55% |
| Emerson Hospital Concord, MA · (978) 369-1400 XRAY SPINE CERVICAL 4or5 VIEWS File of May 18, 2026 · source file | $399.75 | $533.00 | $117.93–$533.00 | 25% |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth, MA · (508) 746-2000 HC X RAY SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $411.00 | $411.00 | — | — |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Radex Spine Cervical 4 or 5 Views - Xr Cervical source file | $429.10 | $613.00 | $160.97–$613.00 | 30% |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC Radex Spine Cervical 4 or 5 Views - Xr Cervical source file | $441.70 | $631.00 | $64.88–$631.00 | 30% |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston, MA · (617) 754-5800 HC X RAY SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $452.00 | $452.00 | — | — |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington, MA · (781) 744-5100 HC X RAY SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $491.00 | $491.00 | — | — |
| Shriners Childrens - Boston Boston, MA · (617) 722-3000 X-RAY EXAM NECK SPINE 4/5VWS source file | $513.80 | $513.80 | $48.69–$817.41 | — |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester, MA · (781) 729-9000 HC X RAY SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $530.00 | $530.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 667-7000 HC X RAY SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $566.00 | $566.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Milton, MA · (617) 696-4600 HC X RAY SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $568.00 | $568.00 | — | — |
| Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge, MA · (617) 492-3500 HC X RAY SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $578.00 | $578.00 | — | — |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport, MA · (978) 463-1000 HC X RAY SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $580.00 | $580.00 | — | — |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC X-Ray Exam Neck Spine 4/5vws source file | $621.48 | $621.48 | $60.09–$805.60 | — |
| Dover Emergency Room Dover, NH · (603) 436-5110 Radiologic examination, spine, cervical; 4 or 5 views +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $888.00 | $888.00 | $36.59–$843.60 | — |
| Portsmouth Regional Hospital Portsmouth, NH · (603) 436-5110 Radiologic examination, spine, cervical; 4 or 5 views +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $888.00 | $888.00 | $36.59–$894.01 | — |
| Seabrook Emergency Seabrook, NH · (603) 436-5110 Radiologic examination, spine, cervical; 4 or 5 views +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $888.00 | $888.00 | $36.59–$894.01 | — |
| Exeter Hospital Exeter, NH · (603) 778-7311 HC X RAY SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,094.00 | $1,094.00 | — | — |
| Parkland Medical Center Derry, NH · (603) 421-2100 XR C-SPINE 4-5 V File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,498.00 | $1,498.00 | $46.29–$1,423.10 | — |
| Plaistow Fser Plaistow, NH · (603) 421-2100 XR C-SPINE 4-5 V File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,498.00 | $1,498.00 | $46.29–$1,423.10 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $164.00, median $502.40, highest $1,498.00 — a 9.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 20 facilities here, median $446.85. 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 2 it is 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.