Neck X-ray (4-5 views) cost in Charleston, IL
In Charleston-Mattoon, IL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for neck (cervical spine) X-ray, 4 or 5 views: from $732.96 to $995.00, with a median of $863.98. The lowest listed price is at St Anthonys Memorial Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis — $131.02 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $545.00 at 110 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 72050, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 3, 2026 and Jun 3, 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 Charleston-Mattoon, IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Anthonys Memorial Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis lowest Mattoon, IL · (217) 342-2121 HC XR C-SPINE 4-5 VIEW | $732.96 | $1,018.00 | $51.11–$1,018.00 | 28% | — source file |
| Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Mattoon, IL · (217) 258-2513 X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | $995.00 | $995.00 | $70.48–$915.40 | — | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $732.96, median $863.98, highest $995.00 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $732.96. 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 1 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
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.