# CPT 72040: X-ray, spine, cervical, minimum four views

Medicare CPT 72040 pays $39.75 in a non-facility setting and $39.75 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $34.90 in Arkansas to $45.91 in District of Columbia, a 32% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/72040-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $39.75 |
| National facility | $39.75 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| District of Columbia | $45.91 | $45.91 |
| California | $45.57 | $45.57 |
| Alaska | $45.04 | $45.04 |
| Washington | $44.32 | $44.32 |
| New Jersey | $44.20 | $44.20 |
| New York | $44.03 | $44.03 |
| Hawaii | $43.86 | $43.86 |
| Massachusetts | $43.80 | $43.80 |
| Connecticut | $42.50 | $42.50 |
| Colorado | $41.74 | $41.74 |
| Oregon | $41.34 | $41.34 |
| Maryland | $41.26 | $41.26 |
| New Hampshire | $40.98 | $40.98 |
| Rhode Island | $40.87 | $40.87 |
| Florida | $40.48 | $40.48 |
| Minnesota | $40.21 | $40.21 |
| Puerto Rico | $40.09 | $40.09 |
| Virgin Islands | $40.09 | $40.09 |
| Montana | $39.75 | $39.75 |
| Nevada | $39.67 | $39.67 |
| Wyoming | $39.57 | $39.57 |
| North Dakota | $39.35 | $39.35 |
| Delaware | $39.33 | $39.33 |
| Illinois | $39.30 | $39.30 |
| South Dakota | $39.30 | $39.30 |
| Texas | $39.24 | $39.24 |
| Pennsylvania | $39.20 | $39.20 |
| Vermont | $39.10 | $39.10 |
| Virginia | $39.01 | $39.01 |
| Arizona | $38.66 | $38.66 |
| Georgia | $38.42 | $38.42 |
| Maine | $38.07 | $38.07 |
| Michigan | $38.06 | $38.06 |
| Wisconsin | $37.94 | $37.94 |
| Utah | $37.76 | $37.76 |
| North Carolina | $37.36 | $37.36 |
| New Mexico | $37.22 | $37.22 |
| South Carolina | $37.21 | $37.21 |
| Missouri | $37.10 | $37.10 |
| Indiana | $37.06 | $37.06 |
| Louisiana | $36.99 | $36.99 |
| Ohio | $36.96 | $36.96 |
| Nebraska | $36.86 | $36.86 |
| Idaho | $36.83 | $36.83 |
| Iowa | $36.62 | $36.62 |
| Tennessee | $36.52 | $36.52 |
| Kansas | $36.34 | $36.34 |
| Oklahoma | $36.17 | $36.17 |
| Kentucky | $36.13 | $36.13 |
| West Virginia | $35.83 | $35.83 |
| Alabama | $35.45 | $35.45 |
| Mississippi | $35.12 | $35.12 |
| Arkansas | $34.90 | $34.90 |

## Related codes

- 70100: X-ray, mandible, partial, less than four views — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70100-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70110: X-ray, mandible, complete, minimum four views — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70110-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70140: X-ray, facial bones, less than three views — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70140-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70150: X-ray, facial bones, complete, minimum three views — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70150-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70160: X-ray, nasal bones, minimum three views — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70160-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70200: X-ray, orbits, complete — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70200-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70210: X-ray, sinuses, less than three views — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70210-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70220: X-ray, sinuses, complete, minimum three views — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70220-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 72040 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules