Neck X-ray (4-5 views) cost in Harrisburg, PA
In Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for neck (cervical spine) X-ray, 4 or 5 views: from $127.09 to $2,133.60, with a median of $219.53. The lowest listed price is at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center — $92.44 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $468.30 at 97 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 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 Aug 6, 2026 and Aug 6, 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center lowest Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 72050 X-RAY EXAM NECK SPINE 4/5VWS Tech | $127.09 | $532.00 | $30.48–$441.52 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 72050 X-RAY EXAM NECK SPINE 4/5VWS Tech | $167.42 | $532.00 | $86.85–$436.72 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 XR Spine Cervical 4 or 5 Views - Report | $176.25 | $532.00 | $94.25–$596.28 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 72050 Spine Cervical Anter Post Later >4View | $176.25 | $532.00 | $94.25–$596.28 | 67% | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC CERVICAL SPINE 4 OR 5 VWS | $262.80 | $438.00 | $34.72–$372.30 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC CERVICAL SPINE 4 OR 5 VWS | $262.80 | $438.00 | $34.72–$589.04 | 40% | — source file |
| PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Hampden Enola, PA RAD Exam Neck Spine 4/5vws | $2,133.60 | $2,133.60 | $1,600.20 | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $127.09, median $219.53, highest $2,133.60 — a 16.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $219.53. 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.