Scans and imaging CPT 72040 Illinois Outpatient

Neck X-ray cost in Illinois

In Illinois, 64 hospitals publish a cash price for X-ray of the neck (cervical spine), 2 or 3 views: from $58.10 to $731.00, with a median of $297.05. The lowest price is at Deaconess Illinois Crossroads (Mount Vernon) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 12.6× the lowest.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 72040. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$58.10Deaconess Illinois Crossroads + 2 more

Median$297.05half pay less

Highest$731.00in Illinois

Lowest saves$238.95vs the median

Hospitals in Illinois, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	File date
Deaconess Illinois Crossroads lowest Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon, IL CHG RADEX SPINE CERVICAL 2 OR 3 VIEWS	$58.10	$166.00	Feb 3, 2026 source file
Deaconess Illinois Union County Hospital lowest Anna · Anna, IL CHG RADEX SPINE CERVICAL 2 OR 3 VIEWS	$58.10	$166.00	Feb 3, 2026 source file
Heartland Regional Medical Center lowest Marion · Marion-Herrin, IL CHG RADEX SPINE CERVICAL 2 OR 3 VIEWS	$58.10	$166.00	Feb 3, 2026 source file
Roseland Community Hospital Association Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views	$70.48	$222.00	Jul 1, 2026 source file
Trinity Medical Center Rock Island · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL CHG RADEX SPINE CERVICAL 3 VIEWS OR LESS	$79.20	$99.00	Jan 28, 2026 source file
Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City · St. Louis, MO-IL SP-CERV SP 2TO3VW CR	$89.93	$149.88	— source file
Mercy Medical Center Aurora · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CV SPINE-2	$92.00	$988.00	Sep 1, 2026 source file
Saint Francis Hospital Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC RADEX SPINE CERVICAL 2 OR 3 VIEWS	$92.00	$882.00	Sep 1, 2026 source file
Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Spine Cervical 2 or 3 Vw Ap,Lat,OP Mouth Orth	$117.99	$621.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
Humboldt Park Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views	$124.43	$444.39	Aug 24, 2026 source file
Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR CERVICAL SPINE 2-3 VIEWS	$140.00	$280.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR CERVICAL SPINE 2-3 VIEWS	$140.00	$280.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Loyola University Medical Center Maywood · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Spine Cervical 2 or 3 Vw Ap,Lat,OP Mouth Orth	$142.83	$621.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
Riverside Medical Center Kankakee · Kankakee, IL X-RAY OF UPPER SPINE; 2-3 VIEWS	$143.75	$540.00	— source file
Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC RADEX SPINE CERVICAL 2 OR 3 VIEWS	$187.50	$750.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC RADEX SPINE CERVICAL 2 OR 3 VIEWS	$187.50	$750.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hinsdale · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC RADEX SPINE CERVICAL 2 OR 3 VIEWS	$187.50	$750.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange La Grange · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC RADEX SPINE CERVICAL 2 OR 3 VIEWS	$187.50	$750.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR CERVICAL SPINE 2-3 VIEWS	$190.00	$380.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR CERVICAL SPINE 2-3 VIEWS	$230.00	$460.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Community First Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views	$230.38	$460.75	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR CERVICAL SPINE 2-3 VIEWS	$235.00	$470.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MSI Cervical Spine	$243.19	$715.27	Mar 17, 2025 source file
Shriners Childrens - Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN X-RAY OF UPPER SPINE; 2-3 VIEWS	$271.50	$271.50	— source file
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR CERVICAL SPINE 2-3 VIEWS	$272.50	$545.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR CERVICAL SPINE 2-3 VIEWS	$275.00	$550.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR CERVICAL SPINE 2-3 VIEWS	$277.50	$555.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR CERVICAL SPINE 2-3 VIEWS	$277.50	$555.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC CERVICAL SPINE AP/LAT	$291.06	$882.00	— source file
NorthShore University HealthSystems Evanston Hospital Evanson · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Spine Cervical 2-3 Views	$297.05	$457.00	— source file
NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Spine Cervical 2-3 Views	$297.05	$457.00	— source file
NorthShore University HealthSystems Highland Park Hospital Highland Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Spine Cervical 2-3 Views	$297.05	$457.00	— source file
NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Spine Cervical 2-3 Views	$297.05	$457.00	— source file
Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR Spine Cervical 2 or 3 Views BCE	$309.99	$911.74	Mar 17, 2025 source file
Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR CERVICAL SPINE 2-3 VIEWS	$327.50	$655.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR CERVICAL SPINE 2-3 VIEWS	$327.50	$655.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
La Rabida Children's Hospital\|LaRabida Childrens Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CERV SPINE AP/LAT	$357.27	$357.27	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hb X-Ray Exam Neck Spine 2-3 Vw	$407.00	$407.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital Wheaton · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB X-Ray Exam Neck Spine 2-3 Vw	$425.60	$608.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville · St. Louis, MO-IL HC XR C-SPINE 2-3V	$439.92	$611.00	— source file
St Francis Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Litchfield · Litchfield, IL HC XR C-SPINE 2-3V	$449.28	$624.00	— source file
St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland · St. Louis, MO-IL HC XR C-SPINE 2-3V	$488.16	$678.00	— source file
Endeavor Health Clinical Operations Highland Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB SPINE CERVICAL 2-3 VIEWS	$514.00	$514.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB SPINE CERVICAL 2-3 VIEWS	$514.00	$514.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Swedish Covenant Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB SPINE CERVICAL 2-3 VIEWS	$514.00	$514.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon · St. Louis, MO-IL HC XR C-SPINE 2-3V	$561.60	$780.00	— source file
St Marys Hospital Decatur of Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Decatur · Decatur, IL HC XR C-SPINE 2-3V	$582.48	$809.00	— source file
St Anthonys Memorial Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Mattoon · Charleston-Mattoon, IL HC XR C-SPINE 2-3V	$626.40	$870.00	— source file
St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese · St. Louis, MO-IL HC XR C-SPINE 2-3V	$642.96	$893.00	— source file
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN H XR SPINE CERVICAL 2 OR 3 VIEWS	$647.50	$925.00	— source file
Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Radiologic Examination, Spine, Cervical; 2 Or 3 Views	$661.00	$661.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB X-Ray Exam Neck Spine 2-3 Vw	$665.70	$951.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB X-Ray Exam Neck Spine 2-3 Vw	$665.70	$951.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB X-Ray Exam Neck Spine 2-3 Vw	$665.70	$951.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB X-Ray Exam Neck Spine 2-3 Vw	$665.70	$951.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB X-Ray Exam Neck Spine 2-3 Vw	$665.70	$951.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB X-Ray Exam Neck Spine 2-3 Vw	$665.70	$951.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB X-Ray Exam Neck Spine 2-3 Vw	$665.70	$951.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
St Johns Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Springfield · Springfield, IL HC XR C-SPINE 2-3V	$667.44	$927.00	— source file
Hshs Good Shepherd Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, IL HC XR C-SPINE 2-3V	$696.96	$968.00	— source file
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Radiologic Examination, Spine, Cervical; 2 Or 3 Views	$718.00	$718.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Edward Hospital Naperville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC RAD SPINE CERVICAL TWO OR THREE VIEWS	$731.00	$731.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC RAD SPINE CERVICAL TWO OR THREE VIEWS	$731.00	$731.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Naperville Psychiatric Ventures Naperville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC RAD SPINE CERVICAL TWO OR THREE VIEWS	$731.00	$731.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file

By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro area	Hospitals	Lowest	Median
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	49	$70.48	$297.05
St. Louis, MO-IL	5	$89.93	$488.16
Anna, IL	1	$58.10	$58.10
Charleston-Mattoon, IL	1	$626.40	$626.40
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	1	$79.20	$79.20
Decatur, IL	1	$582.48	$582.48
Kankakee, IL	1	$143.75	$143.75
Litchfield, IL	1	$449.28	$449.28
Marion-Herrin, IL	1	$58.10	$58.10
Mount Vernon, IL	1	$58.10	$58.10
Shelbyville, IL	1	$696.96	$696.96
Springfield, IL	1	$667.44	$667.44

What it is

A neck X-ray shows the bones of the cervical spine. It is used after injuries such as car accidents and falls, and for neck pain with warning signs.

What the price covers

The price usually covers taking the images. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately.

X-ray of the neck (cervical spine), 2 or 3 views in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.