Neck X-ray (4-5 views) cost in Eureka, CA
In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for neck (cervical spine) X-ray, 4 or 5 views: from $194.31 to $974.01, with a median of $263.93. The lowest listed price is at Providence St Joseph Hospital — $69.62 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $628.50 at 209 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 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 Jul 22, 2025 and Apr 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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence St Joseph Hospital lowest Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC XR SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS | $194.31 | $381.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC XR SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS | $211.65 | $415.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Jerold Phelps Community Hospital Garberville, CA · (707) 923-3921 HC RADEX SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS - XR CERVICAL SPINE COMP 4-5 VIEWS | $316.21 | $395.26 | $316.21–$395.26 | 20% | — source file |
| Mad River Community Hospital Arcata, CA · (707) 822-3621 XR C-SPINE MIN 4 VI | $974.01 | $974.01 | $135.01–$730.51 | — | Jul 22, 2025 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC XR SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS | $1,561.62 | $3,062.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC XR SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS | $1,605.99 | $3,149.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $194.31, median $263.93, highest $974.01 — a 5.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $1,290.95. 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.