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
Corewell Health Gerber Fremont, MI $469.00 $119.05 – $119.05
Corewell Health Reed City Po Box 75, MI $469.00 $119.05 – $119.05
Corewell Health Greenville Greenville, MI $469.00 $104.17 – $187.51
Corewell Health Zeeland Zeeland, MI $469.00 $104.17 – $187.51
St Patrick Hospital - Broadway Campus Missoula, MT $473.60 $87.15 – $348.75
Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Middleburg, FL $474.43 $103.54 – $235.69
Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $474.43 $103.54 – $235.69
Ascension Seton Cedar Park Hospital Cedar Park, TX $474.87 $46.58 – $457.29
St. Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA $475.32 $186.39 – $1,210.59
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City, MO $475.86 $79.81 – $188.49
avon hospital Avon, OH $477.10 $0.87 – $660.60
euclid hospital Euclid, OH $477.10 $0.87 – $660.60
fairview hospital Cleveland, OH $477.10 $0.87 – $660.60
lutheran hospital Cleveland, OH $477.10 $0.87 – $660.60
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights, OH $477.10 $0.87 – $660.60
lodi hospital Lodi, OH $477.10 $75.62 – $660.60
marymount hospital Garfield Heights, OH $477.10 $0.87 – $660.60
medina hospital Medina, OH $477.10 $0.87 – $660.60
south pointe hospital Warrensville Heights, OH $477.10 $0.87 – $660.60
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon, WI $478.59 $24.21 – $245.18
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia, WA $481.00 $121.06 – $698.26
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia, WA $481.00 $102.20 – $627.65
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston, VA $482.50 $104.87 – $107.95
45-2896080 MBMC Leake Carthage, MS $482.85 $93.06 – $94.92
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton Fenton, MO $482.90 $45.54 – $137.78
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton, MO $482.90 $45.54 – $137.78
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville, MO $482.90 $45.54 – $217.94
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles, MO $482.90 $45.54 – $137.78
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights, MO $482.90 $45.54 – $137.78
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis, MO $482.90 $45.54 – $137.78
Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital Hobbs, NM $483.00 $103.70 – $145.18
OSF Healthcare Saint Katharine Medical Center Dixon, IL $483.70 $112.03 – $112.03
Houston Methodist Hospital Houston, TX $485.50 $105.02 – $420.09
Ascension St. Vincent Williamsport (St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital, Inc.) Williamsport, IN $486.00 $8.73 – $96.75
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle, WA $488.16 $121.06 – $509.96
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle, WA $488.16 $121.06 – $526.78
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA $488.16 $121.40 – $526.78
Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR $492.00 $46.48 – $448.03
Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR $492.00 $46.48 – $448.03
Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR $492.00 $52.43 – $212.66
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR $492.00 $46.48 – $448.03
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR $492.00 $46.48 – $448.03
St Elias Specialty Hospital Anchorage, AK $492.66 $101.87 – $304.15
Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson, MT $492.80 $348.75 – $348.75
Sunnyside Medical Center CLACKAMAS, OR $495.55 $177.00 – $177.00
Westside Medical Center HILLSBORO, OR $495.55 $177.00 – $177.00
Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Pittsburg, KS $495.95 $39.13 – $455.25
Mercy Hospital Ozark River Ozark, AR $496.60 $39.13 – $252.18
Mercy Hospital Paris Academy Paris, AR $496.60 $39.13 – $252.18
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron, AR $496.60 $39.13 – $252.18

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