Lower Back (Lumbar Spine) X-ray cost at US hospitals

X-ray lumbosacral spine, 2-3 views · CPT 72100

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Lower Back (Lumbar Spine) X-ray

A lumbar spine X-ray photographs the bones of the lower back and how they line up. It shows fractures, slippage, and wear in the joints — but not discs, nerves, or the spinal cord, which need an MRI or CT. The number of views taken determines which code is billed.

$41.00

lowest cash price

$359.20

national median

$3,627.29

highest cash price

914

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $41.00–$3,627.29 — the variation is the story.

Most expensive published cash price

$3,627.29

HCA FLORIDA BAYONET POINT HOSPITAL — HUDSON, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($330.25) → Sep 1, 2026 ($575.50)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $468.00 $622.44 $806.52
Arizona 24 $83.79 $136.71 $658.16
Arkansas 11 $72.90 $232.70 $458.00
California 90 $137.34 $457.60 $1,443.30
Colorado 17 $56.67 $1,052.00 $1,669.25
Florida 74 $226.80 $1,311.05 $3,627.29
Georgia 25 $248.35 $475.00 $2,427.24
Hawaii 2 $145.60 $145.60 $325.50
Illinois 51 $127.50 $471.20 $688.32
Indiana 26 $176.00 $240.00 $938.10
Iowa 30 $111.20 $298.21 $1,113.00
Kansas 11 $271.20 $920.62 $2,327.99
Kentucky 22 $267.60 $410.96 $938.10
Louisiana 1 $150.80 $150.80 $150.80
Maine 7 $263.85 $473.75 $804.45
Maryland 2 $124.80 $124.80 $124.80
Michigan 27 $53.76 $423.00 $476.00
Minnesota 19 $207.79 $274.40 $501.60
Mississippi 11 $70.75 $123.76 $201.60
Missouri 21 $123.75 $276.10 $912.18
Montana 2 $256.00 $256.00 $260.80
Nebraska 13 $149.50 $311.22 $450.76
Nevada 4 $319.99 $370.44 $516.81
New Hampshire 1 $534.95 $534.95 $534.95
New Jersey 22 $68.75 $116.22 $145.50
New Mexico 2 $288.12 $288.12 $288.12
New York 23 $125.84 $125.84 $1,098.00
North Carolina 15 $278.40 $278.40 $551.57
North Dakota 4 $193.60 $277.60 $505.60
Ohio 68 $201.60 $396.50 $678.60
Oklahoma 18 $41.00 $193.70 $1,045.00
Oregon 13 $148.50 $246.75 $495.55
Pennsylvania 33 $115.80 $405.00 $686.40
South Carolina 11 $200.50 $459.00 $1,345.00
South Dakota 7 $331.20 $428.80 $585.60
Tennessee 38 $64.63 $82.83 $2,804.87
Texas 108 $196.11 $524.40 $2,351.68
Virginia 43 $64.63 $512.10 $2,660.00
Washington 32 $252.45 $359.20 $796.60
West Virginia 17 $141.00 $213.50 $643.00
Wisconsin 33 $99.18 $304.15 $601.04
Wyoming 4 $78.96 $264.00 $287.25

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon, TN $137.08 $19.13 – $194.20
TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Templeton, CA $137.34 $134.23 – $2,550.60
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $138.00 $35.78 – $120.03
64-0844470 MBMC Yazoo Yazoo City, MS $139.81 $93.06 – $94.92
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $141.00 not published
64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus Meridian, MS $141.60 $95.67 – $213.12
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago, IL $142.23 $32.72 – $272.68
Henry Ford Hospital Detroit MI 48202 | 19401 Hubbard Dr., MI $143.75 $6.82 – $168.17
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI $143.75 $6.82 – $239.59
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital: Wyandotte, MI $143.75 $6.82 – $168.17
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI $143.75 $6.82 – $239.59
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma, CA $145.16 $10.97 – $211.11
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley, CA $145.16 $0.32 – $221.86
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare, CA $145.16 $10.97 – $194.97
Childrens Specialized Hospital Mountainside, NJ $145.50 $22.00 – $655.00
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER Kailua, HI $145.60 $15.74 – $474.25
Henry Ford Genesys Hospital Grand Blanc Twp, MI $146.16 $28.91 – $145.15
Jackson General Hospital Ripley, WV $148.00 not published
Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) Tulsa, OK $148.46 $13.80 – $404.60
Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) Owasso, OK $148.46 $13.80 – $227.59
Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) Bartlesville, OK $148.46 $13.80 – $259.34
Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) Nowata, OK $148.46 $13.80 – $259.34
Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) Sapulpa, OK $148.46 $13.80 – $65.31
Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) Jenks, OK $148.46 $13.80 – $24.07
NORTHWEST MEDICAL FOUNDATION OF TILLAMOOK Tillamook, OR $148.50 $10.58 – $24.00
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln, NE $149.50 $55.06 – $266.50
CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital Alexandria, LA $150.80 $82.70 – $333.71
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi, CA $151.69 $10.97 – $275.78
Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital Novi, MI $153.44 $23.56 – $143.78
45-2896080 MBMC Leake Carthage, MS $153.45 $93.06 – $94.92
Henry Ford St John Hospital Detroit, MI $154.00 $23.56 – $197.96
SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC. San Luis Obispo, CA $154.62 $134.23 – $2,065.04
UPMC Northwest Seneca, PA $154.80 $34.30 – $106.45
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $155.21 $1.60 – $174.46
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin, WI $155.29 $38.50 – $245.18
Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. Milwaukee, WI $155.29 $38.50 – $245.18
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus Milwaukee, WI $155.29 $38.50 – $245.18
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY $158.40 $40.66 – $325.85
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $159.00 not published
Mercy Hospital Tishomingo Tishomingo, OK $159.90 $24.41 – $240.32
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville, WV $164.50 not published
Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling, CO $168.75 $104.62 – $363.75
UPMC Cole Coudersport, PA $171.00 $34.16 – $228.00
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson, AZ $171.72 $79.00 – $291.60
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $172.35 $22.18 – $179.33
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg, WV $173.60 not published
64-0881013 MBMC Jackson Jackson, MS $173.88 $96.54 – $270.31
Parkview Logansport Hospital Logansport, IN $176.00 $110.61 – $251.08
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson, AZ $178.20 $54.71 – $475.20
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $180.96 $19.13 – $179.33

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