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
Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) Sapulpa, OK $227.00 $19.21 – $89.11
Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) Jenks, OK $227.00 $19.21 – $33.41
PORTLAND ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER Portland, OR $229.12 $37.35 – $1,288.80
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson, AZ $232.23 $70.31 – $603.20
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln, NE $234.14 $74.61 – $417.38
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma, CA $234.46 $12.88 – $276.42
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley, CA $234.46 $0.37 – $238.34
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare, CA $234.46 $12.88 – $240.36
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $236.52 $46.11 – $374.49
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck, ND $237.60 $51.93 – $267.30
Ascension Calumet Hospital, Inc. Chilton, WI $239.40 $13.38 – $36.50
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson, AZ $239.56 $79.00 – $406.80
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY $240.00 $45.77 – $360.00
Covenant Hospital Plainview Plainview, TX $241.92 $101.87 – $110.80
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $242.19 $35.91 – $179.33
Ascension Seton Edgar B. Davis (Ascension Seton) Luling, TX $248.22 $34.08 – $453.92
Ascension Seton Highland Lakes (Ascension Seton) Burnet, TX $248.22 $34.08 – $453.92
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $248.71 $2.23 – $238.29
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe, WI $253.55 $86.22 – $101.55
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $254.30 $25.87 – $179.33
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $254.30 $25.87 – $179.33
UnityPoint Health - St. Lukes Downtown Sioux City, IA $254.62 $11.18 – $183.96
St Patrick Hospital - Broadway Campus Missoula, MT $256.00 $69.63 – $348.75
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CA $256.15 $43.93 – $940.00
UPMC Northwest Seneca, PA $257.40 $40.28 – $120.47
Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside, OR $261.00 not published
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg, PA $262.80 $15.40 – $192.02
UPMC Hanover Hanover, PA $262.80 $29.48 – $162.54
UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA $262.80 $29.48 – $163.42
UPMC Memorial York, PA $262.80 $29.48 – $231.24
UPMC Somerset Somerset, PA $262.80 $25.88 – $117.28
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA $262.80 $29.48 – $372.30
Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick, ME $268.30 $12.22 – $189.42
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi, CA $268.38 $2.23 – $81.14
Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital Madison Heights, MI $268.80 $32.05 – $85.01
Henry Ford Warren Hospital Warren, MI $268.80 $32.05 – $197.96
SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC. San Luis Obispo, CA $269.91 $134.23 – $3,898.70
Jackson General Hospital Ripley, WV $271.00 not published
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC $274.00 $83.03 – $106.96
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH $274.95 $100.81 – $104.84
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY $275.16 $60.26 – $60.26
Newark Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY $275.16 $38.63 – $80.49
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic Clifton Springs, NY $275.16 $33.22 – $39.80
Weirton Medical Center Weirton, WV $281.50 $9.26 – $507.92
United Hospital Center Bridgeport, WV $283.00 $9.26 – $188.60
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $284.00 not published
UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA $285.00 $25.88 – $126.72
UKIAH ADVENTIST HOSPITAL Ukiah, CA $286.00 $12.88 – $353.17
St. Joseph's Hospital Buckhannon, WV $286.50 not published
Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH $286.65 $100.81 – $100.81

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