Upper Back (Thoracic Spine) X-ray (2 views) cost at US hospitals

X-ray of the thoracic spine, 2 views · CPT 72070

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Upper Back (Thoracic Spine) X-ray (2 views)

This is a two-view x-ray of the twelve vertebrae of the mid-back, the section the ribs attach to. One image is taken from the front and one from the side, because a vertebra that looks intact head-on can be collapsed when seen in profile. It shows bone only — discs, nerves, and muscle do not appear.

$34.50

lowest cash price

$321.95

national median

$2,790.87

highest cash price

895

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $34.50–$2,790.87 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$34.50

St. Joseph's Hospital — Buckhannon, WV

Most expensive published cash price

$2,790.87

HCA FLORIDA BRANDON HOSPITAL — TAMPA, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($273.70) → Sep 1, 2026 ($376.11)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $429.78 $659.88 $758.16
Arizona 20 $61.94 $96.82 $378.03
Arkansas 11 $72.90 $218.40 $431.00
California 89 $119.28 $385.07 $1,401.48
Colorado 17 $56.67 $859.50 $1,308.04
Florida 74 $124.51 $825.16 $2,790.87
Georgia 24 $324.48 $455.00 $1,912.75
Hawaii 2 $145.60 $145.60 $282.00
Illinois 51 $89.76 $405.00 $707.00
Indiana 26 $210.12 $238.20 $1,164.19
Iowa 30 $97.19 $261.30 $874.25
Kansas 11 $230.40 $591.99 $2,327.99
Kentucky 22 $170.17 $406.80 $1,164.19
Louisiana 1 $149.24 $149.24 $149.24
Maine 7 $240.05 $400.85 $627.55
Maryland 2 $106.80 $106.80 $106.80
Michigan 27 $54.88 $225.00 $459.20
Minnesota 19 $207.79 $257.66 $463.20
Mississippi 11 $65.00 $123.36 $144.00
Missouri 21 $102.00 $217.25 $848.90
Montana 2 $165.60 $165.60 $256.00
Nebraska 13 $183.96 $219.00 $400.35
Nevada 1 $278.72 $278.72 $278.72
New Hampshire 1 $534.95 $534.95 $534.95
New Jersey 23 $100.60 $117.81 $258.80
New Mexico 2 $156.66 $156.66 $156.66
New York 23 $125.84 $125.84 $1,393.00
North Carolina 15 $269.53 $269.53 $477.00
North Dakota 4 $237.60 $253.60 $388.00
Ohio 68 $172.00 $364.20 $626.40
Oklahoma 18 $39.00 $265.65 $435.00
Oregon 13 $122.58 $246.75 $495.55
Pennsylvania 32 $130.20 $419.40 $776.00
South Carolina 11 $155.00 $313.00 $1,428.00
South Dakota 7 $324.80 $400.80 $502.40
Tennessee 36 $59.36 $69.96 $2,640.13
Texas 107 $139.95 $404.40 $1,280.89
Virginia 43 $64.63 $362.50 $1,596.00
Washington 32 $185.85 $349.30 $541.10
West Virginia 15 $34.50 $229.50 $341.50
Wisconsin 33 $94.62 $304.15 $601.04
Wyoming 4 $78.96 $347.07 $377.64

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Doctors Hospital CORAL GABLES, FL $724.75 $34.17 – $1,003.50
Baptist Health Hospital Doral SOUTH MIAMI, FL $724.75 $34.17 – $669.60
Fishermens Community Hospital MARATHON, FL $724.75 $34.17 – $1,003.50
Homestead Hospital HOMESTEAD, FL $724.75 $34.17 – $1,003.50
Mariners Hospital TAVERNIER, FL $724.75 $34.17 – $1,003.50
West Kendall Baptist Hospital MIAMI, FL $724.75 $34.17 – $1,003.50
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz, CA $725.85 $40.22 – $1,778.76
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX $726.50 $89.99 – $204.79
Houston Methodist West Hospital Houston, TX $726.50 $89.99 – $420.09
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX $726.50 $89.99 – $204.79
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX $726.50 $89.99 – $204.79
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX $726.50 $89.99 – $204.79
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX $726.50 $89.99 – $210.04
Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX $726.50 $92.73 – $92.73
Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX $726.50 $89.99 – $204.79
STONECREST MEDICAL CENTER Smyrna, TN $731.89 $20.04 – $154.52
Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK $758.16 $256.65 – $470.70
UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro, PA $776.00 $25.84 – $83.39
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CA $780.78 $69.09 – $1,509.20
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing, NY $785.00 $34.00 – $132.12
HCA FLORIDA SARASOTA DOCTORS HOSPITAL VENICE, FL $787.95 $245.18 – $508.56
SOUTHERN HILLS MEDICAL CENTER ANTIOCH, TN $794.56 $20.04 – $154.52
St. Elizabeth Community Hospital Red Bluff, CA $797.16 $62.13 – $1,337.70
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Emergency Center - Alon San Antonio, TX $803.55 $32.08 – $199.70
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA $815.49 $218.12 – $218.12
SPOTSYLVANIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Fredericksburg, VA $821.60 $25.06 – $245.18
Adventhealth Fish Memorial Orange City, FL $825.16 $91.15 – $207.78
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX $829.92 $105.02 – $488.67
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX $829.92 $333.97 – $488.67
Covenant Specialty Hospital Lubbock, TX $829.92 not published
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Lexington, MO $848.90 $36.28 – $96.60
HCA HealthONE Rocky Mountain Children's at Presbyterian St. Luke's Denver, CO $859.50 $23.47 – $317.72
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton, IA $874.25 $9.09 – $491.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka, CA $894.54 $134.46 – $217.61
Adventhealth Dade City Dade City, FL $922.56 $109.17 – $247.47
St Mary's Hospital Richmond, VA $924.00 not published
St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA $924.00 not published
Memorial Regional Hospital Mechanicsville, VA $924.00 not published
Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA $924.00 not published
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles, VA $928.99 $37.60 – $245.18
Adventhealth Ocala Ocala, FL $934.18 $77.67 – $242.37
AdventHealth Deland Deland, FL $1,006.66 $92.23 – $217.73
MEDICAL CITY NORTH HILLS HOSPITAL North Richland Hills, TX $1,024.51 $33.08 – $153.55
MEDICAL CITY FRISCO HOSPITAL Frisco, TX $1,059.84 $33.08 – $153.55
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-ALLEGHANY LOW MOOR, VA $1,069.00 $50.58 – $245.18
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa, CA $1,098.03 $148.44 – $191.90
Adventhealth Waterman Tavares, FL $1,110.14 $77.67 – $286.15
CHRISTUS Health - West Beaumont Beaumont, TX $1,115.07 $32.08 – $322.79
Baptist Health Floyd New Albany, IN $1,164.19 $15.77 – $2,328.38
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown, KY $1,164.19 $106.34 – $3,104.50

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