Neck X-ray (4-5 views) cost in Duluth, MN
In Duluth, MN-WI, 12 hospitals list a cash price for neck (cervical spine) X-ray, 4 or 5 views: from $56.96 to $564.57, with a median of $310.86. The lowest listed price is at Community Memorial Hospital — $253.90 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $316.16 at 82 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 9 cities 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 Jan 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 Duluth, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Memorial Hospital lowest Cloquet, MN · (218) 879-4641 GS-RAD EXM,SPINE,CERV; 4-5 VW | $56.96 | $89.00 | $89.00–$761.00 | 36% | — source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital lowest Cloquet, MN · (218) 879-4641 ORT-RAD EXM,SPINE,CERV; 4-5 VW | $56.96 | $89.00 | $89.00–$761.00 | 36% | — source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 HC X-RAY CERV SPINE >=4 VIEWS | $212.93 | $501.00 | $100.03–$908.42 | 57% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Xr Cervical Spine 4 or 5 Views | $265.47 | $488.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia, MN · (218) 741-3340 XRAY CERVICAL SPINE 4 OR 5 VWS | $295.79 | $471.00 | $108.33–$425.78 | 37% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| The Cook Hospital Cook, MN · (218) 666-5945 XR cervical spine w/ obliques | $305.91 | $463.50 | — | 34% | — source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN · (218) 786-2652 XRAY CERVICAL SPINE 4 OR 5 VWS | $310.86 | $471.00 | $155.90–$405.06 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN · (218) 786-3574 XRAY CERVICAL SPINE 4 OR 5 VWS | $310.86 | $471.00 | $155.90–$405.06 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth, MN XRAY CERVICAL SPINE 4 OR 5 VWS | $310.86 | $471.00 | $155.90–$405.06 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| The Cook Hospital Cook, MN · (218) 666-5945 XR cervical spine w flex/ext | $310.86 | $471.00 | — | 34% | — source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora, MN · (218) 229-4222 XRAY CERVICAL SPINE 4 OR 5 VWS | $321.46 | $435.00 | $167.00–$435.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN · (218) 786-1367 XRAY CERVICAL SPINE 4 OR 5 VWS | $321.46 | $435.00 | $173.13–$393.68 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior, WI · (715) 817-7000 XRAY CERVICAL SPINE 4 OR 5 VWS | $321.46 | $435.00 | $139.20–$393.68 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet, MN · (218) 879-4641 RAD EXAM,SPINE,CERV; 4-5 VIEWS | $487.04 | $761.00 | $89.00–$761.00 | 36% | — source file |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely, MN · (218) 365-3271 X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | $564.57 | $697.00 | $238.30–$697.00 | 19% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $56.96, median $310.86, highest $564.57 — a 9.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $239.20. 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 10 of 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.