Scans and imaging CPT 72050 Outpatient

Neck X-ray (4-5 views) cost in Grand Rapids, MI

In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 10 hospitals list a cash price for neck (cervical spine) X-ray, 4 or 5 views: from $54.00 to $398.00, with a median of $221.40. The lowest listed price is at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson and 1 other hospital — $167.40 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $251.25 at 93 hospitals.

Cash prices at 10 facilities across 8 cities for code 72050, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$54.00University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson + 1 more
Median$221.40half pay less
Highest$398.00in this market
Difference7.4×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.

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Lowest $54.00Highest $530.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson lowest Carson City, MI · (989) 584-3131 CHG RADEX SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS $54.00 $108.00 $48.68–$86.28 50% —
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University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia lowest Ionia, MI · (616) 527-4200 CHG RADEX SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS $54.00 $108.00 $34.51–$86.28 50% —
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Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital Grand Rapids, MI CHG RADEX SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS $90.00 $90.00 $56.84–$118.80 — —
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University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City, MI · (989) 584-3131 HB X-Ray Exam Neck Spine 4/5vws $90.25 $361.00 $56.68–$292.41 75% —
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University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia Ionia, MI · (616) 527-4200 HB X-Ray Exam Neck Spine 4/5vws $108.25 $433.00 $73.50–$238.14 75% —
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Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Xray-Spine Cervical Complete $214.00 $214.00 — — —
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Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Xray-Spine Cervical Complete $214.00 $214.00 — — —
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Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC Xr Cervical Spine 4-5 Views $228.80 $352.00 $58.40–$352.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital Grand Haven, MI · (616) 847-5268 SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS $244.00 $244.00 $56.11–$227.85 — —
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Sheridan Community Hospital Sheridan, MI · (989) 291-3261 SPINE CERVICAL 4 VIEW $363.20 $454.00 $31.51–$400.88 20% —
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Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Xray-Spine Cervical Complete $398.00 $398.00 — — —
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Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Xray-Spine Cervical Complete $398.00 $398.00 — — —
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Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Xray-Spine Cervical Complete $398.00 $398.00 — — —
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Sheridan Community Hospital Sheridan, MI · (989) 291-3261 SPINE CERVICAL 4 VIEWS $530.40 $663.00 $31.51–$585.43 20% —
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Outpatient: lowest $54.00, median $221.40, highest $398.00 — a 7.4× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $236.40. 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 5 of 6 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.