Neck X-ray (4-5 views) cost in San Antonio, TX — inpatient
In San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, 5 hospitals list a cash price for neck (cervical spine) X-ray, 4 or 5 views as an inpatient: from $271.50 to $1,461.24, with a median of $445.33. The lowest listed price is at Guadalupe Regional Medical Center — $173.83 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $545.55 at 285 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 72050, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 14, 2025 and Aug 6, 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 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guadalupe Regional Medical Center lowest Seguin, TX · (830) 379-2411 SPINE,CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS | $271.50 | $543.00 | $48.75–$543.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Guadalupe Regional Medical Center lowest Seguin, TX · (830) 379-2411 SPINE,CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS | $271.50 | $543.00 | $48.75–$543.00 | 50% | — source file |
| University Health System San Antonio, TX · (210) 358-2000 HC RADEX SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS - XR CERVICAL | $287.50 | $1,150.00 | $425.50–$977.50 | 75% | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| Medina Regional Hospital Hondo, TX · (830) 426-7700 RAD SPINE CERVICAL 4/5 VIEWS | $445.33 | $494.81 | $247.41–$445.33 | 10% | Jul 29, 2026 source file |
| Warm Springs Rehabilitation Hospital of San Antonio San Antonio, TX RAD Exam Neck Spine 4/5vws | $491.65 | $491.65 | $344.16–$442.49 | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Specialty Hospital of San Antonio Medical Center South San Antonio, TX RAD Exam Neck Spine 4/5vws | $1,461.24 | $1,461.24 | $1,022.87–$1,315.12 | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $271.50, median $445.33, highest $1,461.24 — a 5.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $2,331.27 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.