Neck X-ray (4-5 views) cost in Maryland
In Maryland, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for neck (cervical spine) X-ray, 4 or 5 views: from $39.00 to $415.20, with a median of $255.45. The lowest price is at UPMC Western Maryland (Cumberland). The highest price is 10.6× the lowest.
Why Maryland prices look low: Maryland is the only state where a commission (the HSCRC) sets hospital rates for every payer, so its hospitals publish prices far below the rest of the country. A separate physician fee may still apply.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 72050. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$39.00UPMC Western Maryland
Median$255.45half of hospitals charge less
Highest$415.20in Maryland
Lowest saves$216.45vs the median
Hospitals in Maryland, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Western Maryland lowest Cumberland · Cumberland, MD-WV XR CERVICAL SPINE COMP SERIES | $39.00 | $65.00 | — source file |
| Greater Baltimore Medical Center Towson · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD HC C-Spine, 4-5 Views | $116.15 | $118.52 | — source file |
| MedStar St. Mary's Hospital Leonardtown · Lexington Park, MD SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VWS | $168.82 | $172.27 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD HC RADEX SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VIEWS | $196.47 | $200.48 | — source file |
| TidalHealth Peninsula Salisbury · Salisbury, MD HC XR C SPINE 4 OR 5 VIEWS | $240.74 | $245.65 | — source file |
| Union Hospital of Cecil County Elkton · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD XRAY,SPINE,CERVICAL,5 VIEWS GLR | $246.00 | $246.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MedStar Southern Hospital Center Clinton · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VWS | $254.97 | $260.17 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MedStar Harbor Hospital Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VWS | $255.93 | $261.15 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Atlantic General Hospital Berlin · Ocean Pines, MD Radiologic examination, spine, cervical; 4 or 5 views | $272.82 | $272.82 | — source file |
| MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VWS | $291.29 | $297.23 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VWS | $298.34 | $304.43 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MedStar Montgomery Medical Center Olney · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VWS | $364.32 | $371.76 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MedStar Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VWS | $387.85 | $395.77 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Kennedy Krieger Institute Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD HC CERVICAL SPINE, MINIMUM 4 VIEWS | $415.20 | $519.00 | — source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 7 | $116.15 | $291.29 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 2 | $254.97 | $309.64 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 1 | $39.00 | $39.00 |
| Lexington Park, MD | 1 | $168.82 | $168.82 |
| Ocean Pines, MD | 1 | $272.82 | $272.82 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1 | $246.00 | $246.00 |
| Salisbury, MD | 1 | $240.74 | $240.74 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
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.
Neck (cervical spine) X-ray, 4 or 5 views in other states
- Alabama$296.18
- Alaska$754.16
- Arizona$295.63
- Arkansas$171.12
- California$610.18
- Colorado$480.60
- Connecticut$412.35
- Delaware$595.53
- District of Columbia$492.84
- Florida$881.02
- Georgia$412.22
- Hawaii$319.90
- Idaho$368.25
- Illinois$544.90
- Indiana$348.00
- Iowa$326.27
- Kansas$380.46
- Kentucky$438.42
- Louisiana$198.60
- Maine$343.80
- Massachusetts$452.31
- Michigan$251.25
- Minnesota$316.16
- Mississippi$184.92
- Missouri$414.38
- Montana$299.35
- Nebraska$465.78
- Nevada$582.94
- New Hampshire$405.42
- New Jersey$141.90
- New Mexico$370.47
- New York$275.16
- North Carolina$435.00
- North Dakota$215.76
- Ohio$449.15
- Oklahoma$277.90
- Oregon$376.00
- Pennsylvania$469.05
- Puerto Rico$70.00
- Rhode Island$302.00
- South Carolina$479.05
- South Dakota$532.80
- Tennessee$211.20
- Texas$545.55
- Utah$908.61
- Vermont$682.00
- Virginia$510.85
- Washington$446.55
- West Virginia$274.50
- Wisconsin$320.81
- Wyoming$531.50
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.