Neck X-ray (4-5 views) cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 18 hospitals list a cash price for neck (cervical spine) X-ray, 4 or 5 views: from $132.60 to $1,154.40, with a median of $568.20. The lowest listed price is at Armstrong County Memorial Hospital — $435.60 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $468.30 at 97 hospitals.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 11 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 2, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital lowest Kittanning, PA C SPINE 4 OR 5 VIEWS File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $132.60 | $442.00 | $29.15–$442.00 | 70% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 X-RAY EXAM NECK SPINE 4/5VWS source file | $162.50 | $325.00 | $9.52–$236.10 | 50% |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS source file | $280.20 | $467.00 | $30.48–$410.96 | 40% |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 CERVICAL SPINE source file | $296.80 | $424.00 | $46.71–$305.28 | 30% |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA · (724) 745-6100 HC XR SPINE CERV MIN 4V File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $411.06 | $527.00 | $40.62–$321.99 | 22% |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 HC XR SPINE CERV MIN 4V File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $411.06 | $527.00 | $42.40–$446.82 | 22% |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 HC XR SPINE CERV MIN 4V File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $411.44 | $556.00 | $42.40–$339.88 | 26% |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC XR SPINE CERV MIN 4V File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $427.05 | $585.00 | $42.40–$358.96 | 27% |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $469.80 | $783.00 | $51.11–$704.70 | 40% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS source file | $666.60 | $1,111.00 | $44.68–$944.35 | 40% |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS source file | $682.20 | $1,137.00 | $44.68–$966.45 | 40% |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS source file | $711.60 | $1,186.00 | $44.68–$1,008.10 | 40% |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS source file | $732.60 | $1,221.00 | $44.68–$976.80 | 40% |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS source file | $765.60 | $1,276.00 | $44.68–$1,148.40 | 40% |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 C-SPINE 4 VIEW+1 more line at this price source file | $772.20 | $1,287.00 | $433.72–$1,003.86 | 40% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 CERVICAL SPINE 4-5 VIEWS source file | $772.20 | $1,287.00 | $346.20–$1,577.22 | 40% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS source file | $794.40 | $1,324.00 | $44.68–$1,218.08 | 40% |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $1,154.40 | $1,924.00 | $31.80–$1,635.40 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $132.60, median $568.20, highest $1,154.40 — a 8.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 19 facilities here, median $501.26. 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 15 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.