Scans and imaging CPT 72050 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Neck X-ray (4-5 views) cost in Portland, OR — inpatient

In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 12 hospitals list a cash price for neck (cervical spine) X-ray, 4 or 5 views as an inpatient: from $304.20 to $495.55, with a median of $339.00. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center and 3 other hospitals — $34.80 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $376.00 at 46 hospitals.

Cash prices at 12 facilities across 9 cities for code 72050, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$304.20Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center + 3 more
Median$339.00half pay less
Highest$495.55in this market
Difference1.6×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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.

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Lowest $304.20Highest $495.55

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center lowest Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS $304.20 $468.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS $304.20 $468.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS $304.20 $468.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center lowest Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS $304.20 $468.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS $304.20 $468.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS $335.40 $516.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC XR SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS $339.00 $452.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC XR SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS $339.00 $452.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC XR SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS $339.00 $452.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC XR SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS $339.00 $452.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC XR SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS $339.00 $452.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center Clackamas, OR · (503) 652-2880 RADEX SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS $495.55 $583.00 $177.00–$570.00 15% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Westside Hillsboro, OR · (971) 310-0100 RADEX SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS $495.55 $583.00 $177.00–$570.00 15% —
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Inpatient: lowest $304.20, median $339.00, highest $495.55 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $339.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 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.