Scans and imaging CPT 72050 Outpatient

Neck X-ray (4-5 views) cost in Syracuse, NY

In Syracuse, NY, 4 hospitals list a cash price for neck (cervical spine) X-ray, 4 or 5 views: from $200.76 to $381.55, with a median of $221.86. The lowest listed price is at Community Memorial Hospital — $21.10 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $275.16 at 109 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 72050, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$200.76Community Memorial Hospital
Median$221.86half pay less
Highest$381.55in this market
Difference1.9×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 Syracuse, NY.

median
Lowest $200.76Highest $381.55

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Community Memorial Hospital lowest Hamilton, NY · (315) 824-1100 72050 Radex Spine Cervical 4 Or 5 Views_01,Technical Component $200.76 $250.95 $39.10–$188.21 20% —
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Oswego Hospital Lakeview Center for Mental Health and Wellness Oswego, NY X-RAY OF UPPER SPINE; 4-5 VIEWS $213.71 $284.94 $129.86–$709.04 25% —
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Crouse Hospital Syracuse, NY · (315) 470-7449 72050 RADEX SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS_01 $230.00 $230.00 — — —
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Oswego Hospital Lakeview Center for Mental Health and Wellness Oswego, NY X-RAY EXAM NECK SPINE 4/5VWS $240.12 $320.16 $129.86–$709.04 25% —
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Crouse Hospital Syracuse, NY · (315) 470-7449 72050 CH RADEX SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS_01 $276.00 $276.00 — — —
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St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse, NY · (315) 448-5111 HC Xr Cervical Spine 4-5 Views $381.55 $587.00 $12.12–$528.30 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $200.76, median $221.86, highest $381.55 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $230.00. 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 2 of 3 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.