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
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA $97.19 $8.98 – $103.48
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $100.60 $17.16 – $232.44
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ $101.06 $79.00 – $244.50
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway Rahway, NJ $101.65 $30.59 – $231.28
Mercy Primary Care - Bernie Bernie, MO $102.00 $7.45 – $19.00
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville, TN $102.06 $18.57 – $194.76
Henry Ford St John Hospital Detroit, MI $102.48 $21.15 – $197.96
UPMC Western Maryland Cumberland, MD $106.80 $49.00 – $49.00
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City, TN $107.40 $32.11 – $194.20
26-1214372 NEA Baptist Jonesboro, AR $107.54 $24.00 – $195.98
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro, TN $108.20 $18.57 – $179.33
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville, TN $108.20 $18.57 – $179.33
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson, AZ $109.20 $45.09 – $291.20
Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital Novi, MI $110.88 $21.15 – $143.78
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ $111.16 $30.59 – $231.28
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $111.38 $22.20 – $249.21
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson, AZ $112.11 $45.09 – $291.20
CHI St. Vincent North Sherwood, AR $112.36 $36.79 – $245.18
CHI St. Vincent Morrilton Morrilton, AR $112.58 $12.32 – $54.48
Henry Ford Genesys Hospital Grand Blanc Twp, MI $115.50 $25.20 – $145.15
64-0844470 MBMC Yazoo Yazoo City, MS $116.03 $93.06 – $94.92
Ocean University Medical Center Brick, NJ $116.22 $49.03 – $116.22
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ $116.22 $49.03 – $122.03
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $117.27 $30.59 – $234.22
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ $117.70 $49.03 – $295.04
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ $117.70 $49.03 – $123.59
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ $117.70 $26.11 – $295.04
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ $117.81 $41.96 – $295.04
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison, NJ $117.81 $63.69 – $312.47
TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Templeton, CA $119.28 $134.23 – $2,215.20
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $120.60 not published
NORTHWEST MEDICAL FOUNDATION OF TILLAMOOK Tillamook, OR $122.58 $9.58 – $22.32
64-0663760 BMH Booneville Booneville, MS $123.36 $90.93 – $265.22
81-3257997 BMH Calhoun Calhoun City, MS $123.76 $106.34 – $108.47
Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $124.51 $62.36 – $235.69
Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Middleburg, FL $124.51 $62.36 – $235.69
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ $125.23 $27.73 – $336.99
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ $125.23 $30.59 – $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
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $126.00 not published

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