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

$535.91

national median

$5,205.95

highest cash price

886

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 24 $125.84 $242.40 $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 34 $162.50 $659.20 $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
UPMC Magee Pittsburgh, PA $794.40 $38.50 – $157.52
Providence Valdez Medical Center Valdez, AK $800.28 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo, CA $808.11 $114.81 – $1,439.10
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA $812.35 $104.64 – $366.18
Yavapai Regional Medical Center (East) Prescott, AZ $822.88 $27.20 – $67.59
UPMC Muncy Muncy, PA $828.00 $26.88 – $168.51
UPMC Williamsport Williamsport, PA $828.00 $26.88 – $174.00
Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet Watervliet, MI $830.00 $105.30 – $157.95
Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph St Joseph, MI $830.00 $104.17 – $395.11
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville Janesville, WI $840.40 $78.98 – $353.31
Adventhealth Hendersonville Hendersonville, NC $845.00 $99.93 – $249.52
Harlan ARH Hospital KY 40831, KY $845.40 $97.66 – $97.66
Paintsville ARH Hospital Paintsville, KY $845.40 $66.94 – $66.94
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima, WA $850.40 $124.72 – $342.19
UPMC Hamot Erie, PA $852.00 $38.00 – $166.40
Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange, CA $852.96 $114.29 – $248.76
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison, WI $859.38 $13.63 – $335.16
Love County Health Center Marietta, OK $861.00 $39.13 – $39.13
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville, IA $861.00 $236.26 – $861.00
St Anne Hospital Toledo, OH $871.80 not published
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland, WA $875.70 $106.14 – $438.23
Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Kodiak, AK $879.06 not published
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia Centralia, IL $882.20 $112.03 – $117.63
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon, IL $882.20 $112.03 – $117.63
St. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital Lake Jackson, TX $890.40 $61.05 – $1,272.00
HSHS Holy Family Hospital GREENVILLE, IL $909.36 $51.11 – $280.08
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $911.40 not published
Rose de Lima Hospital Henderson, NV $919.78 $60.87 – $2,219.04
MaineHealth - Memorial Hospital North Conway, NH $924.25 $14.06 – $286.61
HSHS St. John's Hospital IL 62769|301 N. 8th St., IL $936.00 $48.67 – $1,300.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton, CA $954.03 $75.89 – $490.36
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital HIGHLAND, IL $959.04 $113.28 – $1,332.00
St Francis Downtown Greenville, SC $966.60 not published
St Francis Eastside Greenville, SC $966.60 not published
Lorain Hospital Lorain, OH $969.00 not published
HSHS St. Mary's Hospital DECATUR, IL $974.88 $51.11 – $1,354.00
UPMC Horizon-Greenville Greenville, PA $978.60 $36.75 – $149.15
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla, WA $990.50 $97.42 – $215.52
UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro, PA $1,000.80 $26.88 – $144.66
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA $1,007.65 $101.44 – $364.82
St Jude Medical Center Fullerton, CA $1,026.24 $114.29 – $248.76
CHI Health Plainview Plainview, NE $1,043.28 $52.46 – $116.47
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas, TX $1,049.33 $431.51 – $431.51
Adventhealth Central Texas Killeen, TX $1,049.33 $105.02 – $431.51
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach, FL $1,055.06 $103.72 – $238.49
CHI Health Schuyler Schuyler, NE $1,055.70 $18.43 – $97.37
HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital Mattoon, IL $1,058.40 $51.11 – $1,470.00
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Midwest Midwest City, OK $1,058.75 $67.52 – $215.17
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta, CA $1,065.86 $119.23 – $1,342.60
NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, NY $1,072.00 $61.00 – $157.29

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