Neck X-ray (4-5 views) cost in Louisville, KY
In Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, 18 hospitals list a cash price for neck (cervical spine) X-ray, 4 or 5 views: from $123.62 to $1,500.41, with a median of $411.99. The lowest listed price is at Norton Clark Hospital — $288.37 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $441.60 at 74 hospitals.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 9 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 Feb 11, 2026 and Sep 18, 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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Clark Hospital lowest Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB C SPINE MIN 4 VIEWS | $123.62 | $883.00 | $22.95–$772.63 | 86% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB C SPINE MIN 4 VIEWS | $179.20 | $896.00 | $99.69–$761.60 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville, KY HB C SPINE MIN 4 VIEWS | $179.20 | $896.00 | $99.69–$749.24 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB C SPINE MIN 4 VIEWS | $179.20 | $896.00 | $99.69–$749.24 | 80% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY HB C SPINE MIN 4 VIEWS | $179.20 | $896.00 | $99.69–$749.24 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB C SPINE MIN 4 VIEWS | $179.20 | $896.00 | $99.69–$749.24 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 562-3000 CR EXAM OF NECK SPINE MIN 4 VWS | $199.20 | $830.00 | $139.44–$830.00 | 76% | — source file |
| Harrison County Hospital Corydon, IN · (812) 738-4251 X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | $381.00 | $635.00 | $22.95–$571.50 | 40% | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville, KY · (502) 647-4000 CR EXAM OF NECK SPINE MIN 4 VWS | $388.74 | $1,023.00 | $136.98–$1,023.00 | 62% | — source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY CR EXAM OF NECK SPINE MIN 4 VWS | $435.24 | $1,209.00 | $203.11–$1,209.00 | 64% | — source file |
| Our Lady of Peace Louisville, KY CR EXAM OF NECK SPINE MIN 4 VWS | $466.46 | $830.00 | $149.40–$830.00 | 44% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 XR SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS | $474.00 | $790.00 | $6.56–$526.77 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 XR SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS | $474.00 | $790.00 | $6.56–$526.77 | 40% | — source file |
| Cobalt Rehabilitation Hospital Louisville Clarksville, IN RAD Exam Neck Spine 4/5vws | $501.26 | $501.26 | $97.81–$426.07 | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 587-4011 CR EXAM OF NECK SPINE MIN 4 VWS | $576.45 | $1,281.00 | $215.21–$1,281.00 | 55% | — source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY · (502) 350-5000 HC XR SPINE CERVICAL 4/5 VIEWS | $654.67 | $1,543.00 | $84.53–$1,404.13 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Floyd New Albany, IN · (812) 944-7701 X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | $1,500.41 | $2,000.55 | $22.95–$3,000.83 | 25% | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville, KY · (502) 897-8100 X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | $1,500.41 | $2,000.55 | $52.92–$4,001.10 | 25% | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange, KY · (502) 222-5388 X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | $1,500.41 | $2,000.55 | $129.72–$4,001.10 | 25% | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $123.62, median $411.99, highest $1,500.41 — a 12.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $293.97. 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 17 of 18 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.