Scans and imaging CPT 72050 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Neck X-ray (4-5 views) cost in Richmond, VA — inpatient

In Richmond, VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for neck (cervical spine) X-ray, 4 or 5 views as an inpatient: from $795.60 to $816.60, with a median of $816.60. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Southside Medical Center — $21.00 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $510.85 at 64 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 72050, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$795.60Bon Secours Southside Medical Center

Median$816.60half of hospitals charge less

Highest$816.60in this market

Difference1.0×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 Richmond, VA.

median

Lowest $795.60Highest $816.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Bon Secours Southside Medical Center lowest Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC C-Spine Min 4 Views source file	$795.60	$2,652.00	—	70%
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC C-Spine Min 4 Views source file	$816.60	$1,361.00	—	40%
Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC C-Spine Min 4 Views source file	$816.60	$1,361.00	—	40%
Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC C-Spine Min 4 Views source file	$816.60	$1,361.00	—	40%
Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC C-Spine Min 4 Views source file	$816.60	$1,361.00	—	40%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $795.60, median $816.60, highest $816.60.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $1,721.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.