Scans and imaging CPT 72050 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Neck X-ray (4-5 views) cost in Clearlake, CA — inpatient

In Clearlake, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for neck (cervical spine) X-ray, 4 or 5 views as an inpatient: from $1,175.00 to $1,175.00, with a median of $1,175.00. Across California, the median is $611.54 at 210 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 72050, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,175.00Sutter Lakeside Hospital
Median$1,175.00half pay less
Highest$1,175.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Sutter Lakeside Hospital Lakeport, CA · (707) 262-5000 HCHG XR SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS $1,175.00 $1,175.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,175.00, median $1,175.00, highest $1,175.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,175.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.