Lower Back (Lumbar Spine) X-ray (4 or more views) cost at US hospitals

X-ray of the lumbosacral spine, 4 or more views · CPT 72110

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Lower Back (Lumbar Spine) X-ray (4 or more views)

This is a four-or-more picture x-ray series of the lower back, covering the lumbar vertebrae and the sacrum where the spine meets the pelvis. It shows the bones and how they line up. It does not show a slipped disc or a pinched nerve.

$67.85

lowest cash price

$505.83

national median

$5,014.63

highest cash price

911

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $67.85–$5,014.63 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$67.85

Dickenson Community Hospital — CLINTWOOD, VA

Most expensive published cash price

$5,014.63

HCA FLORIDA LEHIGH HOSPITAL — LEHIGH ACRES, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($461.00) → Sep 1, 2026 ($610.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $352.38 $776.88 $1,031.16
Arizona 23 $95.57 $155.93 $816.20
Arkansas 11 $136.50 $405.60 $581.00
California 90 $194.39 $588.00 $2,346.51
Colorado 17 $73.57 $1,119.75 $2,613.30
Florida 74 $371.20 $1,519.51 $5,014.63
Georgia 25 $505.83 $561.00 $3,149.99
Hawaii 2 $202.24 $202.24 $436.50
Illinois 51 $150.00 $562.80 $931.68
Indiana 26 $310.00 $346.80 $1,836.65
Iowa 31 $254.62 $369.20 $1,033.00
Kansas 11 $397.20 $1,064.47 $3,069.55
Kentucky 22 $196.68 $574.20 $1,836.65
Louisiana 1 $176.28 $176.28 $176.28
Maine 7 $268.30 $577.60 $1,187.75
Maryland 2 $160.80 $160.80 $160.80
Michigan 27 $83.44 $547.00 $610.00
Minnesota 19 $138.43 $320.80 $710.40
Mississippi 11 $80.30 $159.39 $213.20
Missouri 20 $326.95 $403.65 $1,613.97
Montana 2 $256.00 $256.00 $330.40
Nebraska 13 $234.14 $423.50 $617.95
Nevada 4 $448.63 $518.65 $723.58
New Hampshire 1 $861.90 $861.90 $861.90
New Jersey 23 $101.65 $133.17 $407.60
New Mexico 2 $483.00 $483.00 $483.00
New York 22 $125.84 $125.84 $2,323.00
North Carolina 15 $430.23 $430.23 $749.00
North Dakota 4 $237.60 $368.80 $544.00
Ohio 68 $221.60 $477.10 $1,116.00
Oklahoma 18 $100.00 $358.15 $1,056.55
Oregon 13 $190.62 $362.25 $495.55
Pennsylvania 33 $162.50 $526.40 $1,154.40
South Carolina 11 $226.50 $617.50 $1,587.00
South Dakota 7 $419.20 $616.00 $776.00
Tennessee 38 $67.85 $137.28 $2,962.81
Texas 108 $197.82 $652.50 $4,176.85
Virginia 43 $67.85 $575.50 $2,755.00
Washington 32 $289.64 $424.80 $917.00
West Virginia 17 $173.60 $299.50 $466.20
Wisconsin 33 $156.18 $417.50 $925.86
Wyoming 4 $110.88 $590.66 $642.67

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA, CA $588.00 $142.00 – $142.00
San Rafael Medical Center SAN RAFAEL, CA $588.00 $142.00 – $142.00
Santa Rosa Medical Center SANTA ROSA, CA $588.00 $142.00 – $142.00
South San Francisco Medical Center SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA $588.00 $142.00 – $142.00
South Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO, CA $588.00 $142.00 – $142.00
Vacaville Medical Center VACAVILLE, CA $588.00 $142.00 – $142.00
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK, CA $588.00 $142.00 – $142.00
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO, CA $588.00 $142.00 – $142.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH, CA $588.00 $142.00 – $142.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT, CA $588.00 $142.00 – $142.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO, CA $588.00 $142.00 – $142.00
Roseville Medical Center ROSEVILLE, CA $588.00 $142.00 – $142.00
San Jose Medical Center SAN JOSE, CA $588.00 $142.00 – $142.00
San Francisco Medical Center SAN FRANCISCO, CA $588.00 $142.00 – $142.00
Willard Hospital Willard, OH $590.40 not published
Community Hospital Torrington, WY $590.66 $369.16 – $813.83
Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA $592.90 $81.02 – $394.55
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance Torrance, CA $592.90 $95.37 – $375.63
Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette, WI $595.00 not published
indian river hospital Vero Beach, FL $596.70 $12.01 – $734.40
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA $597.72 $122.22 – $140.86
Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center Aberdeen, SD $598.40 $101.02 – $673.20
Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet Watervliet, MI $599.00 $105.30 – $157.95
Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph St Joseph, MI $599.00 $104.17 – $374.42
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL $600.00 $160.73 – $960.00
Mercy Hospital Ardmore Northwest Ardmore, OK $600.60 $33.02 – $240.32
Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala, NE $602.40 $369.16 – $813.83
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo Baraboo, WI $609.95 $76.16 – $353.41
Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford, WI $610.00 not published
Corewell Health Gross Pointe Grosse Pointe, MI $610.00 $39.57 – $140.69
Corewell Health Taylor Taylor, MI $610.00 $81.33 – $140.69
Corewell Health Trenton Trenton, MI $610.00 $77.48 – $140.69
Corewell Health Troy Troy, MI $610.00 $39.38 – $140.63
Corewell Health Wayne Wayne, MI $610.00 $76.60 – $140.69
CHI Health Plainview Plainview, NE $610.68 $61.00 – $135.42
RIDEOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Marysville, CA $610.94 $25.39 – $2,036.10
Springfield Medical Center Springfield, OH $611.40 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo, CA $614.96 $95.17 – $1,095.12
Sanford Hospital Webster Webster, SD $616.00 $241.78 – $693.00
Urbana Hospital Urbana, OH $617.40 not published
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence, SC $617.50 $88.91 – $106.96
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center Clear Lake, SD $617.60 $396.04 – $694.80
CHI Health Schuyler Schuyler, NE $617.95 $21.42 – $113.22
Providence Valdez Medical Center Valdez, AK $626.34 not published
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110, TX $626.63 $52.13 – $783.29
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100, TX $626.63 $52.13 – $939.95
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park, TX $626.63 $52.13 – $939.95
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - TAYLOR Taylor, TX $626.63 $141.23 – $835.51
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley, MN $627.20 $111.66 – $705.60
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji, MN $627.20 $79.32 – $705.60

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