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
St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown, OH $223.20 not published
St Elizabeth Boardman Hospital Youngstown, OH $223.20 not published
St Joseph Warren Hospital Warren, OH $223.20 not published
Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter, MO $223.60 $90.66 – $671.83
Tiffin Hospital Tiffin, OH $225.60 not published
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Joe, FL $226.80 $85.04 – $235.69
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi, CA $227.61 $1.60 – $56.05
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $230.01 $41.84 – $287.98
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo, CA $232.05 $1.60 – $166.12
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe, WI $232.10 $61.48 – $101.55
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron, AR $232.70 $24.41 – $252.18
Mercy Hospital Boonville Booneville, AR $232.70 $24.41 – $252.18
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $232.80 not published
Mercy Hospital Paris Academy Paris, AR $234.00 $24.41 – $252.18
Parkview Whitley Hospital & Parkview Kosciusko Hospital Columbia City, IN $234.00 $110.61 – $243.77
Parkview Huntington Hospital Huntington, IN $234.50 $110.61 – $243.77
Mercy Hospital Ozark River Ozark, AR $234.65 $24.41 – $252.18
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport, IA $235.20 $101.79 – $142.51
Parkview LaGrange Hospital Lagrange, IN $235.50 $231.00 – $263.76
Parkview DeKalb Hospital Auburn, IN $238.00 $110.61 – $243.77
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston, VA $238.50 $69.76 – $107.69
Parkview Noble Hospital Kendallville, IN $238.50 $110.61 – $243.77
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel Ambulatory Surgery Center Carmel, IN $240.00 $4.83 – $250.00
Ascension St. Vincent Seton (St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital, Inc.) Indianapolis, IN $240.00 $4.83 – $250.00
Ascension St. Vincent Naab Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN $240.00 $4.83 – $250.00
Ascension St. Vincent Anderson (St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital, Inc.) Anderson, IN $240.00 $4.83 – $250.00
Ascension St. Vincent Fishers (St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc.) Fishers, IN $240.00 $4.83 – $250.00
Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo (St. Joseph Hospital & Health Center, Inc.) Kokomo, IN $240.00 $4.83 – $250.00
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel (St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Inc.) Carmel, IN $240.00 $4.83 – $250.00
Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center (St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana, LLC) Carmel, IN $240.00 $4.83 – $250.00
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, VA $241.00 $104.04 – $107.10
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg, VA $241.00 $104.04 – $107.10
Parkview Wabash Hospital Wabash, IN $241.50 $231.00 – $263.76
Covenant Hospital Plainview Plainview, TX $241.92 $101.87 – $110.80
CHI Health Mercy Corning Corning, IA $242.40 $32.25 – $73.50
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC $242.50 $52.53 – $106.96
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque, IA $244.61 $9.92 – $244.61
CHI Health St. Mary's Nebraska City, NE $244.85 $22.50 – $100.80
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH $245.05 $100.81 – $104.84
Ascension St. Vincent Mercy (St. Vincent Madison County Health System, Inc.) Elwood, IN $245.40 $4.83 – $250.00
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073, MN $245.45 $90.73 – $310.64
Parkview Regional Medical Center & Parkview Hospital Randallia Fort Wayne, IN $246.00 $110.61 – $243.77
Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN $246.00 $110.61 – $243.77
Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR $246.75 $32.67 – $212.66
Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR $246.75 $28.97 – $448.03
Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR $246.75 $28.97 – $448.03
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR $246.75 $28.97 – $448.03
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR $246.75 $28.97 – $448.03
CHI Health Missouri Valley Missouri Valley, IA $247.45 $26.25 – $73.50
West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown, WV $247.50 $7.98 – $426.32

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