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
Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville, WV $205.50 $7.20 – $187.02
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH $207.35 $100.81 – $104.84
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407, MN $207.79 $56.44 – $331.00
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN $207.79 $56.44 – $331.00
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN $207.79 $56.44 – $331.00
UKIAH ADVENTIST HOSPITAL Ukiah, CA $209.00 $9.90 – $250.85
Parkview Logansport Hospital Logansport, IN $210.12 $110.61 – $251.08
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt, MN $212.02 $69.64 – $336.00
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN $212.02 $69.64 – $336.00
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN $212.02 $69.64 – $336.00
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, MN $212.02 $89.13 – $441.18
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna, MN $212.02 $69.64 – $336.00
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $212.30 $34.69 – $664.51
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling, KY $212.93 $121.61 – $528.71
Parkview Whitley Hospital & Parkview Kosciusko Hospital Columbia City, IN $213.00 $110.61 – $243.77
Parkview Huntington Hospital Huntington, IN $213.50 $110.61 – $243.77
Parkview LaGrange Hospital Lagrange, IN $214.50 $231.00 – $263.76
Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH $216.45 $100.81 – $100.81
Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH $216.45 $100.81 – $100.81
Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH $216.45 $100.81 – $100.81
Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH $216.45 $103.01 – $103.01
Parkview DeKalb Hospital Auburn, IN $216.50 $110.61 – $243.77
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton Fenton, MO $217.25 $19.74 – $125.66
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton, MO $217.25 $19.74 – $125.66
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville, MO $217.25 $19.74 – $217.94
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles, MO $217.25 $19.74 – $125.66
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights, MO $217.25 $19.74 – $125.66
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis, MO $217.25 $19.74 – $125.66
Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WV $217.50 $7.20 – $69.84
Parkview Noble Hospital Kendallville, IN $217.50 $110.61 – $243.77
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron, AR $218.40 $19.41 – $252.18
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne, MN $218.40 $66.09 – $245.70
Mercy Hospital Boonville Booneville, AR $218.40 $19.41 – $252.18
CHI Health St. Elizabeth Lincoln, NE $219.00 $43.72 – $350.40
Parkview Wabash Hospital Wabash, IN $219.50 $231.00 – $263.76
Mercy Hospital Paris Academy Paris, AR $219.70 $19.41 – $252.18
Mercy Hospital Ozark River Ozark, AR $220.35 $19.41 – $252.18
Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling, CO $221.85 $106.87 – $478.21
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $222.87 $0.95 – $123.20
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport, IA $223.20 $101.79 – $142.51
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis, IL $223.20 $54.71 – $303.18
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt, IA $223.20 $58.40 – $126.48
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL $223.20 $59.52 – $174.84
CHI Health St. Mary's Nebraska City, NE $223.27 $21.42 – $96.00
Parkview Regional Medical Center & Parkview Hospital Randallia Fort Wayne, IN $224.00 $110.61 – $243.77
Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN $224.00 $110.61 – $243.77
Corewell Health Pennock Hastings, MI $225.00 $119.05 – $119.05
Corewell Health Big Rapids Big Rapids, MI $225.00 $104.17 – $187.51
Corewell Health Gerber Fremont, MI $225.00 $119.05 – $119.05
Corewell Health Reed City Po Box 75, MI $225.00 $119.05 – $119.05

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