Scans and imaging CPT 72050 Outpatient

Neck X-ray (4-5 views) cost in Shell Lake, WI

In Shell Lake, WI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for neck (cervical spine) X-ray, 4 or 5 views: from $880.00 to $880.00, with a median of $880.00. Across Wisconsin, the median is $320.81 at 98 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 72050, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$880.00Indianhead Medical Center

Median$880.00half of hospitals charge less

Highest$880.00in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Indianhead Medical Center Shell Lake, WI · (715) 468-7833 XR SPINE CERVICAL MIN 5 VIEWS source file	$880.00	$1,100.00	—	20%

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.

Outpatient: lowest $880.00, median $880.00, highest $880.00.

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.