Scans and imaging CPT 72040 Maryland Outpatient

Neck X-ray cost in Maryland

In Maryland, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for X-ray of the neck (cervical spine), 2 or 3 views: from $29.40 to $245.67, with a median of $163.93. The lowest price is at UPMC Western Maryland (Cumberland). The highest price is 8.4× 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$29.40UPMC Western Maryland
Median$163.93half pay less
Highest$245.67in Maryland
Lowest saves$134.53vs the median

Hospitals in Maryland, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
UPMC Western Maryland lowest Cumberland · Cumberland, MD-WV XR CERVICAL SPINE AP AND LAT $29.40 $49.00 —
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Greater Baltimore Medical Center Towson · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Radex Spine Cervical 2 or 3 Views $85.00 $85.00 —
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Mercy Medical Center Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD HC RADEX SPINE CERVICAL 2 OR 3 VIEWS $147.31 $150.32 —
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TidalHealth Peninsula Salisbury · Salisbury, MD HC XR C SPINE 3 VIEWS OR LESS $180.55 $184.23 —
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Atlantic General Hospital Berlin · Ocean Pines, MD Radiologic examination, spine, cervical; 2 or 3 views $204.62 $204.62 —
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Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD CERVICAL SPINE XRAY 2/3 VIEWS $245.67 $250.68 —
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 3 $85.00 $147.31
Cumberland, MD-WV 1 $29.40 $29.40
Ocean Pines, MD 1 $204.62 $204.62
Salisbury, MD 1 $180.55 $180.55

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.