Scans and imaging CPT 72050 Outpatient

Neck X-ray (4-5 views) cost in Omaha, NE

In Omaha, NE-IA, 14 hospitals list a cash price for neck (cervical spine) X-ray, 4 or 5 views: from $45.57 to $444.00, with a median of $336.66. The lowest listed price is at Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa — $291.09 less than the median here. Across Nebraska, the median is $448.32 at 51 hospitals.

Cash prices at 14 facilities across 7 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 Feb 14, 2026 and Aug 10, 2026.

Lowest$45.57Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa
Median$336.66half pay less
Highest$444.00in this market
Difference9.7×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 Omaha, NE-IA.

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Lowest $45.57Highest $444.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa lowest Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC RHC CERV SPNE 4 OR 5V $45.57 $93.00 $32.55–$91.14 51% Feb 28, 2026
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Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 RA Exam $128.70 $429.00 $80.91–$300.30 70% Feb 15, 2026
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Midwest Surgical Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 399-1900 X-RAY OF UPPER SPINE; 4-5 VIEWS $150.00 $276.00 $108.03–$220.38 46% —
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Midwest Surgical Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 399-1900 X-RAY EXAM NECK SPINE 4/5VWS $150.00 $290.00 $108.03–$220.38 48% —
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Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 RA Exam $154.44 $429.00 $80.91–$300.30 64% Feb 14, 2026
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Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 RA Exam $154.44 $429.00 $80.91–$300.30 64% Feb 14, 2026
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Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue, NE · (402) 763-3600 X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views $234.00 $360.00 $81.72–$929.70 35% Aug 10, 2026
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Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 559-4000 X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views $234.00 $360.00 $81.72–$929.70 35% Aug 10, 2026
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Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC CERVICAL SPINE 4 OR 5 VIEWS $299.88 $612.00 $214.20–$599.76 51% Feb 28, 2026
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Memorial Community Hospital Blair, NE · (402) 426-1502 X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views $334.80 $418.50 $196.70–$410.13 20% Jul 15, 2026
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CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE · (402) 593-3000 HC CERVICAL SPINE 4 OR 5 VIEWS $338.52 $806.00 $77.13–$685.10 58% Feb 28, 2026
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Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 572-2121 HC CERVICAL SPINE 4 OR 5 VIEWS $338.52 $806.00 $77.13–$685.10 58% Feb 28, 2026
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CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC CERVICAL SPINE 4 OR 5 VIEWS $338.52 $806.00 $77.13–$685.10 58% Feb 28, 2026
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CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 328-5000 HC CERVICAL SPINE 4 OR 5 VIEWS $338.52 $806.00 $77.13–$685.10 58% Feb 28, 2026
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CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE · (402) 717-8000 HC CERVICAL SPINE 4 OR 5 VIEWS $338.52 $806.00 $77.13–$685.10 58% Feb 28, 2026
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Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha, NE HC CERVICAL SPINE 4 OR 5 VIEWS $338.52 $806.00 $89.71–$685.10 58% Feb 28, 2026
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Saunders Medical Center Wahoo, NE · (402) 443-4191 XR Spine Cervical 4 or 5 Views $444.00 $592.00 — 25% —
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Outpatient: lowest $45.57, median $336.66, highest $444.00 — a 9.7× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $338.52. 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 13 of 13 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.