Neck X-ray (4-5 views) cost in Chattanooga, TN
In Chattanooga, TN-GA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for neck (cervical spine) X-ray, 4 or 5 views: from $263.47 to $1,357.04, with a median of $920.27. The lowest listed price is at Erlanger Health — $656.80 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $211.20 at 86 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 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 25, 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 Chattanooga, TN-GA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erlanger Health lowest Chattanooga, TN · (423) 778-7000 HC Spine,Cervical,Min.4 Vws File of Jan 25, 2026 · source file | $263.47 | $499.00 | $104.34–$424.15 | 47% |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Hixson Hixson, TN HC XR SPINE CERVICAL 4/5 VIEWS File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $338.33 | $1,143.00 | $37.67–$800.10 | 70% |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold, GA · (770) 874-5400 HC XR SPINE CERVICAL 4/5 VIEWS File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $338.33 | $1,143.00 | $52.41–$925.83 | 70% |
| Memorial Health Care System Chattanooga, TN · (423) 495-2525 HC XR SPINE CERVICAL 4/5 VIEWS File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $483.49 | $1,143.00 | $37.67–$800.10 | 58% |
| Parkridge West Hospital Jasper, TN · (423) 894-4220 XR C-SPINE 4-5 V+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,357.04 | $1,357.04 | $154.52–$1,194.20 | — |
| Parkridge East Hospital East Ridge, TN XR C-SPINE 4-5 V File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,357.04 | $1,357.04 | $206.27–$1,194.20 | — |
| Parkridge Valley Hospital Chattanooga, TN · (423) 894-4220 XR C-SPINE 4-5 V File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,357.04 | $1,357.04 | $203.56–$1,194.20 | — |
| Parkridge Medical Center Chattanooga, TN · (423) 894-4220 XR C-SPINE 4-5 V File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,357.04 | $1,357.04 | $206.27–$1,194.20 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $263.47, median $920.27, highest $1,357.04 — a 5.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $338.33. 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 4 of 8 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.