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

X-ray of the lumbosacral spine, complete including bending views, 6 or more views · CPT 72114

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Lower Back (Lumbar Spine) X-ray (with bending views)

This is a full X-ray series of the lower back that adds pictures taken while the patient leans forward and backward. The bending views answer a question a still picture cannot: whether one vertebra slides on the next when the spine moves.

$69.00

lowest cash price

$540.60

national median

$5,205.95

highest cash price

883

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $69.00–$5,205.95 — the variation is the story.

Most expensive published cash price

$5,205.95

HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE — FRIENDSWOOD, TX

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($645.15) → Sep 1, 2026 ($705.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $492.66 $800.28 $1,467.18
Arizona 22 $113.24 $177.01 $822.88
Arkansas 11 $158.70 $496.60 $718.00
California 89 $206.34 $677.60 $2,803.98
Colorado 17 $84.13 $3,135.96 $4,476.00
Florida 72 $413.20 $1,663.94 $4,363.50
Georgia 25 $365.27 $566.00 $2,988.99
Hawaii 2 $224.00 $224.00 $318.00
Illinois 51 $175.00 $635.00 $1,169.00
Indiana 26 $246.88 $364.50 $2,047.22
Iowa 26 $135.20 $438.60 $861.00
Kansas 10 $312.40 $495.95 $1,237.08
Kentucky 21 $224.16 $761.40 $2,047.22
Louisiana 1 $229.06 $229.06 $229.06
Maine 7 $622.80 $754.45 $1,518.35
Maryland 2 $232.20 $232.20 $232.20
Michigan 27 $119.28 $469.00 $830.00
Minnesota 19 $138.43 $171.81 $756.00
Mississippi 11 $113.74 $206.80 $482.85
Missouri 19 $384.80 $482.90 $2,118.61
Montana 2 $473.60 $473.60 $492.80
Nebraska 13 $201.48 $458.00 $1,055.70
Nevada 4 $511.88 $659.28 $919.78
New Hampshire 1 $924.25 $924.25 $924.25
New Jersey 22 $109.90 $139.64 $234.00
New Mexico 2 $483.00 $483.00 $483.00
New York 23 $125.84 $125.84 $2,323.00
North Carolina 15 $638.25 $638.25 $845.00
North Dakota 4 $306.40 $632.00 $657.60
Ohio 67 $243.60 $477.10 $1,350.60
Oklahoma 17 $69.00 $530.20 $1,058.75
Oregon 13 $220.86 $492.00 $654.75
Pennsylvania 32 $162.50 $666.60 $1,154.40
South Carolina 11 $175.00 $512.00 $1,765.00
South Dakota 5 $364.00 $583.20 $738.40
Tennessee 38 $71.53 $160.50 $2,640.13
Texas 108 $197.82 $585.36 $5,205.95
Virginia 43 $71.53 $758.40 $3,124.00
Washington 32 $289.64 $424.80 $1,286.60
West Virginia 14 $164.80 $338.00 $679.80
Wisconsin 32 $109.44 $550.00 $859.38
Wyoming 3 $127.26 $599.81 $644.96

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Health Love County Rural Health Clinic MARIETTA, OK $69.00 $48.91 – $60.27
Dickenson Community Hospital CLINTWOOD, VA $71.53 $64.98 – $105.12
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE, TN $71.53 $37.74 – $161.01
Lee County Community Hospital PENNINGTON GAP, VA $71.53 $64.98 – $105.12
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY, TN $71.53 $38.66 – $162.93
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL, TN $72.75 $38.66 – $238.03
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY, TN $72.75 $47.00 – $206.93
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE, TN $72.75 $27.17 – $212.67
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE, TN $72.75 $37.74 – $206.78
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT, TN $72.75 $38.66 – $238.03
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT, TN $72.75 $38.66 – $227.64
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY, TN $72.75 $38.66 – $212.67
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON, VA $72.75 $38.66 – $222.37
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP, VA $72.75 $37.74 – $244.81
Russell County Hospital LEBANON, VA $72.75 $64.98 – $222.37
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION, VA $72.75 $64.98 – $222.37
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON, TN $72.75 $38.66 – $206.78
Banner North Colorado Medical Center - Loveland Campus Loveland, CO $84.13 $61.42 – $256.80
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Appleton, WI $109.44 $15.36 – $214.68
Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Oshkosh, WI $109.44 $15.36 – $214.68
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway Rahway, NJ $109.90 $45.92 – $244.70
Banner Goldfield Medical Center Apache Junction, AZ $113.24 $79.00 – $447.00
64-0362400 Anderson Regional Main Campus Meridian, MS $113.74 $96.30 – $218.86
Ocean University Medical Center Brick, NJ $116.22 $89.00 – $170.22
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ $116.22 $89.00 – $170.22
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ $117.70 $89.00 – $295.04
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ $117.70 $89.00 – $170.22
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ $117.70 $39.20 – $295.04
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ $117.81 $63.00 – $295.04
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison, NJ $117.81 $106.34 – $312.47
Henry Ford River District Hospital China Township, MI $119.28 $45.08 – $197.96
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO $124.52 $97.99 – $256.49
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ $125.23 $41.63 – $336.99
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ $125.23 $45.92 – $295.04
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016, NY $125.84 $1.00 – $195.75
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $125.84 $1.00 – $195.75
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx, NY $125.84 $1.00 – $195.75
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $125.84 $1.00 – $195.75
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $125.84 $1.00 – $195.75
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $125.84 $1.00 – $195.75
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY $125.84 $1.00 – $195.75
Elmhurst Hospital Center NY 11373, NY $125.84 $1.00 – $195.75
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $125.84 $1.00 – $195.75
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY $125.84 $1.00 – $195.75
North Central Bronx Bronx, NY $125.84 $1.00 – $195.75
Banner Wyoming Medical Center Casper, WY $127.26 $81.81 – $290.88
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZ $128.14 $79.00 – $447.00
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City, TN $133.00 $67.97 – $194.20
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge, IA $135.20 $13.54 – $90.64
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407, MN $138.43 $56.44 – $331.00

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