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
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $177.04 $41.37 – $249.21
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $177.47 $32.91 – $244.70
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $178.76 $37.36 – $179.33
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $180.53 $45.92 – $244.70
UPMC Cole Coudersport, PA $180.60 $36.75 – $240.80
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $181.73 $28.96 – $259.12
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ $184.76 $79.00 – $447.00
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $186.41 $45.92 – $244.70
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $187.68 $33.33 – $179.33
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $187.68 $33.33 – $179.33
64-0663760 BMH Booneville Booneville, MS $192.00 $90.93 – $265.22
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines, IA $193.70 $59.90 – $298.00
64-0772726 BMH North Mississippi Oxford, MS $195.04 $39.00 – $294.00
Covenant Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX $197.82 $101.87 – $110.80
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln, NE $201.48 $88.49 – $359.16
Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ $202.52 $45.92 – $244.70
UPMC Altoona Altoona, PA $202.80 $21.00 – $270.40
Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital Novi, MI $205.52 $45.08 – $143.78
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma, CA $206.34 $14.60 – $357.36
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley, CA $206.34 $0.43 – $308.13
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare, CA $206.34 $14.60 – $310.74
64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus Meridian, MS $206.80 $95.67 – $213.12
CHI St. Vincent North Sherwood, AR $207.94 $87.70 – $449.90
CHI St. Vincent Morrilton Morrilton, AR $208.35 $31.64 – $102.15
UPMC Bedford Everett, PA $210.00 $36.58 – $315.00
Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital Madison Heights, MI $211.68 $45.08 – $94.71
Henry Ford Warren Hospital Warren, MI $211.68 $45.08 – $197.96
62-1519754 BMH Golden Triangle Columbus, MS $212.00 $93.38 – $310.00
26-1214372 NEA Baptist Jonesboro, AR $214.13 $45.00 – $195.98
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi, CA $214.76 $14.60 – $335.05
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi, CA $215.46 $2.65 – $104.19
TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Templeton, CA $219.59 $134.23 – $4,078.10
NORTHWEST MEDICAL FOUNDATION OF TILLAMOOK Tillamook, OR $220.86 $14.15 – $36.72
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $221.22 $58.14 – $350.26
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville, TN $222.18 $33.33 – $194.76
Henry Ford Rochester Hospital Rochester, MI $222.78 $41.34 – $197.96
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER Kailua, HI $224.00 $20.92 – $861.00
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea, KY $224.16 $128.30 – $423.15
64-0881013 MBMC Jackson Jackson, MS $225.33 $96.54 – $270.31
CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital Alexandria, LA $229.06 $99.13 – $333.71
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $231.20 $2.65 – $308.06
UPMC Western Maryland Cumberland, MD $232.20 $148.00 – $148.00
Childrens Specialized Hospital Mountainside, NJ $234.00 $28.00 – $655.00
Ascension Calumet Hospital, Inc. Chilton, WI $237.12 $15.36 – $38.59
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton, IA $237.25 $96.27 – $365.00
Covenant Hospital Plainview Plainview, TX $241.92 $101.87 – $110.80
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY $242.40 $43.75 – $363.60
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston, SC $243.00 $87.09 – $106.96
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg, SC $243.00 $97.24 – $106.96
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC $243.00 $101.59 – $111.75

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