Neck X-ray (4-5 views) cost in Buffalo, NY — inpatient
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for neck (cervical spine) X-ray, 4 or 5 views as an inpatient: from $146.38 to $497.00, with a median of $342.62. The lowest listed price is at Bertrand Chaffee Hospital — $196.24 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $275.16 at 109 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 72050, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital lowest Springville, NY · (716) 592-2871 CERVI SPIN MIN4 XRAU | $146.38 | $172.22 | $12.12–$192.22 | 15% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital lowest Springville, NY · (716) 592-2871 X-RAY EXAM NECK SPINE 4/5VWS | $146.38 | $172.22 | $12.12–$192.22 | 15% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Cervical Spine, Min 4 View | $342.62 | $342.62 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaleida Health Buffalo, NY · (716) 859-8620 C-Spine 4 Or 5 Views | $497.00 | $497.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $146.38, median $342.62, highest $497.00 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $165.96 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 72050 ($403.40). 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.
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NYHC Radex Spine Cervical 4 or 5 Views - Xr Cervical Spine Comp 4-5 Views | $12.00 | file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NYHC Radex Spine Cervical 4 or 5 Views - Xr Cervical Spine Comp 4-5 Views | $12.00 | file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NYHC Radex Spine Cervical 4 or 5 Views - Xr Cervical Spine Comp 4-5 Views | $12.00 | file |
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Springville, NYCERVI SPINE MIN 4V | $17.00 | file |