Neck X-ray (4-5 views) cost in New York, NY — inpatient
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 32 hospitals list a cash price for neck (cervical spine) X-ray, 4 or 5 views as an inpatient: from $52.58 to $2,794.00, with a median of $210.18. The lowest listed price is at Hunterdon Medical Center — $157.60 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $275.16 at 109 hospitals.
Cash prices at 32 facilities across 22 cities for code 72050, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 28, 2025 and Aug 13, 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunterdon Medical Center lowest Flemington, NJ · (908) 788-6100 X-RAY C-SPINE 4 VIEWS | $52.58 | $168.00 | $134.40–$142.80 | 69% | — source file |
| University Hospital of Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY · (718) 270-1000 72050 - X-RAY EXAM NECK SPINE 4/5VWS | $103.00 | $103.00 | $9.00–$92.00 | — | — source file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Xr Spine Cerv 4-5 Vw | $116.20 | $1,534.00 | — | 92% | — source file |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ · (732) 775-5500 RADEX SPINE CERVICAL MINIMUM 4 VIEWS | $117.70 | $850.00 | $141.10–$850.00 | 86% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY HC RADEX SPI CRV MINIMUM 4 VIEWS | $117.81 | $620.05 | $38.05–$651.06 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone – Tisch Hospital New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC RADEX SPI CRV MINIMUM 4 VIEWS | $117.81 | $620.05 | $38.05–$651.06 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 HC RADEX SPI CRV MINIMUM 4 VIEWS | $117.81 | $620.05 | $38.05–$651.06 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone – Orthopedic Hospital New York, NY HC RADEX SPI CRV MINIMUM 4 VIEWS | $117.81 | $620.05 | $38.05–$651.06 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola, NY HC RADEX SPI CRV MINIMUM 4 VIEWS | $123.70 | $651.06 | $38.05–$651.06 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Xr Spine Cerv 4-5 Vw | $135.36 | $1,030.00 | — | 87% | — source file |
| Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Montclair, NJ · (973) 429-6000 X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | $137.20 | $850.50 | $89.30–$850.50 | 84% | — source file |
| University Hospital Newark, NJ · (973) 972-4300 RADEX SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS | $140.12 | $780.30 | $30.38–$741.29 | 82% | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Xr Spine Cerv 4-5 Vw | $141.90 | $1,065.00 | — | 87% | — source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Xr Spine Cerv 4-5 Vw | $141.90 | $902.00 | — | 84% | — source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Xr Spine Cerv 4-5 Vw | $141.90 | $921.00 | — | 85% | — source file |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Radex Spine Cervical Minimum 4 Views | $165.30 | $1,653.00 | $120.83–$1,322.40 | 90% | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 920-4321 CHG RADEX SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS | $255.06 | $390.00 | $11.49–$234.00 | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 920-4321 CHG RADEX SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS | $255.06 | $390.00 | $11.49–$234.00 | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 X-RAY EXAM NECK SPINE 4/5VIEWS | $277.20 | $462.00 | $42.06–$346.50 | 40% | — source file |
| BronxCare Hospital Center - Fulton Campus Bronx, NY · (212) 588-7000 CERVICAL SPINE COMPLETE 4 -5 V | $289.61 | $289.61 | $21.19–$260.65 | — | — source file |
| Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center - Concourse Division Bronx, NY · (212) 588-7000 CERVICAL SPINE COMPLETE 4 -5 V | $289.61 | $289.61 | $21.19–$260.65 | — | — source file |
| Helen Hayes Hospital West Haverstraw, NY · (845) 786-4000 CERVICAL SPINE W/OBL 4 VIEW | $369.00 | $369.00 | $20.00–$276.75 | — | — source file |
| Hunterdon Medical Center Flemington, NJ · (908) 788-6100 C-SPINE 4-5 VIEWS | $377.79 | $1,207.00 | $965.60–$1,025.95 | 69% | — source file |
| Hunterdon Medical Center Flemington, NJ · (908) 788-6100 X-RAY C-SPINE 4 OR 5 VIEWS | $377.79 | $1,207.00 | $965.60–$1,025.95 | 69% | — source file |
| New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY · (718) 692-5302 SPINE CERV MIN 4 VIEWS | $497.87 | $497.87 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 CERV SPINE 4 or 5 VIEWS | $825.00 | $825.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Xray Cervical Spine 4or> Views | $960.38 | $1,371.96 | — | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Xray Spine Cervical 4-5 Views | $1,093.50 | $1,215.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Xray Spine Cervical 4-5 Views | $1,093.50 | $1,215.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Xray Spine Cervical 4-5 Views | $1,093.50 | $1,215.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY HC Xray Spine Cervical 4-5 Views | $1,093.50 | $1,215.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Xray Spine Cervical 4-5 Views | $1,093.50 | $1,215.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Westchester Medical Center Valhalla, NY · (914) 493-7000 X-RAY EXAM NECK SPINE 4/5VWS | $1,542.00 | $1,542.00 | $462.60–$1,542.00 | — | Jul 28, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Suffern, NY · (914) 368-5000 XR Spine Cervical 4 or 5 Views | $2,089.00 | $2,089.00 | $1,044.50–$1,462.30 | — | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Saint Peters University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 745-8600 XR SPINE CERVICAL COMP W | $2,794.00 | $2,843.00 | $44.00–$2,843.00 | 2% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $52.58, median $210.18, highest $2,794.00 — a 53.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 72 facilities here, median $130.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 12 of 19 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 72050 ($403.40). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Brookdale Hospital Medical Center Brooklyn, NYHC CERVICAL SPINE W/OBLIQUES | $30.65 | file |
| Interfaith Medical Center Brooklyn, NYHC CERVICAL SPINE W/OBLIQUES | $30.65 | file |
| Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center Brooklyn, NYHC CERVICAL SPINE W/OBLIQUES | $30.65 | file |