Upper Back (Thoracic Spine) X-ray (3 views) cost at US hospitals

X-ray of the thoracic spine, 3 views · CPT 72072

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Upper Back (Thoracic Spine) X-ray (3 views)

This is a three-view X-ray of the thoracic spine — the twelve vertebrae of the mid and upper back, the ones the ribs attach to. It is the usual first look when someone has mid-back pain, a suspected compression fracture, or a curve that needs measuring. It takes a few minutes and needs no preparation.

$57.20

lowest cash price

$381.60

national median

$3,742.67

highest cash price

898

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $57.20–$3,742.67 — the variation is the story.

Most expensive published cash price

$3,742.67

HCA FLORIDA BAYONET POINT HOSPITAL — HUDSON, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($446.35) → Sep 1, 2026 ($461.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $497.64 $698.88 $820.56
Arizona 23 $71.44 $116.56 $655.19
Arkansas 8 $104.40 $248.30 $307.45
California 88 $102.20 $469.12 $1,716.15
Colorado 17 $69.70 $940.25 $1,569.62
Florida 75 $122.80 $1,054.43 $3,742.67
Georgia 25 $139.12 $523.00 $2,234.72
Hawaii 2 $159.68 $159.68 $364.50
Illinois 51 $150.00 $473.76 $778.40
Indiana 26 $221.12 $283.80 $1,231.28
Iowa 31 $89.70 $333.45 $1,382.00
Kansas 11 $271.20 $1,061.26 $3,136.25
Kentucky 22 $78.87 $460.80 $1,231.28
Louisiana 1 $177.84 $177.84 $177.84
Maine 7 $330.25 $469.65 $738.30
Maryland 2 $124.80 $124.80 $124.80
Michigan 27 $75.04 $288.00 $527.20
Minnesota 19 $138.43 $230.40 $580.80
Mississippi 10 $57.20 $122.13 $139.80
Missouri 20 $249.60 $295.75 $1,032.81
Montana 2 $239.20 $239.20 $256.00
Nebraska 12 $230.16 $306.50 $531.20
Nevada 4 $296.41 $438.50 $611.76
New Hampshire 1 $534.95 $534.95 $534.95
New Jersey 22 $104.49 $121.35 $269.60
New Mexico 2 $322.14 $322.14 $322.14
New York 22 $125.84 $125.84 $1,778.00
North Carolina 15 $331.63 $331.63 $667.00
North Dakota 4 $284.00 $428.00 $443.20
Ohio 67 $172.00 $460.85 $657.60
Oklahoma 18 $63.00 $317.20 $1,109.51
Oregon 13 $145.80 $246.75 $495.55
Pennsylvania 32 $125.40 $405.00 $686.40
South Carolina 12 $191.00 $501.50 $1,649.00
South Dakota 7 $338.40 $488.00 $613.60
Tennessee 38 $67.85 $91.08 $1,814.24
Texas 109 $154.26 $450.25 $3,473.99
Virginia 43 $67.85 $360.50 $2,216.00
Washington 32 $268.75 $402.40 $809.90
West Virginia 17 $121.00 $232.00 $370.80
Wisconsin 33 $111.15 $312.50 $727.20
Wyoming 4 $84.00 $359.74 $391.43

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) Jenks, OK $172.24 $13.80 – $23.72
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville, WV $175.00 not published
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY $176.40 $39.41 – $325.85
CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital Alexandria, LA $177.84 $81.04 – $333.71
Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) Saint Johns, FL $179.45 $77.83 – $235.69
Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $179.45 $77.83 – $235.69
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $181.37 $22.18 – $179.33
Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital Madison Heights, MI $185.92 $24.78 – $61.84
Henry Ford Warren Hospital Warren, MI $185.92 $24.78 – $197.96
UPMC Northwest Seneca, PA $186.00 $34.68 – $106.45
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV $187.00 not published
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $190.20 not published
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $190.44 $20.94 – $179.33
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $190.44 $20.94 – $179.33
Jackson General Hospital Ripley, WV $190.50 not published
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $190.59 $21.24 – $238.62
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston, SC $191.00 $42.85 – $106.96
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg, SC $191.00 $97.24 – $106.96
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi, CA $191.66 $10.58 – $275.78
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg, WV $192.50 $7.98 – $70.42
Mercy Hospital Watonga Watonga, OK $193.70 $24.14 – $240.32
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $193.88 $32.80 – $238.62
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $195.16 $31.79 – $259.12
PORTLAND ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER Portland, OR $196.80 $30.54 – $1,107.00
Covenant Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX $197.82 $101.87 – $110.80
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN $198.81 $31.17 – $329.00
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee, WI $199.81 $17.82 – $245.18
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi, CA $201.15 $1.60 – $57.05
SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC. San Luis Obispo, CA $201.69 $134.23 – $2,913.30
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo, CA $202.35 $1.60 – $183.15
SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES Simi Valley, CA $208.32 $54.39 – $539.49
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $209.50 not published
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA $212.00 $26.88 – $602.31
UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA $215.40 $24.73 – $126.72
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix, AZ $216.18 $41.48 – $771.25
Ascension Calumet Hospital, Inc. Chilton, WI $216.60 $11.55 – $28.52
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $218.40 $24.14 – $252.18
Parkview Logansport Hospital Logansport, IN $221.12 $110.61 – $251.08
Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) Kettering, OH $221.60 $57.69 – $333.26
Kettering Health Miamisburg (Sycamore) Miamisburg, OH $221.60 $57.69 – $333.26
Kettering Health Dayton (Grandview) Dayton, OH $221.60 $57.69 – $333.26
Soin Medical Center Beaver Creek, OH $221.60 $57.69 – $333.26
Kettering Health Greene Memorial Xenia, OH $221.60 $57.69 – $333.26
Kettering Health Hamilton (Fort Hamilton) Hamilton, OH $221.60 $57.69 – $333.26
Kettering Health Troy Troy, OH $221.60 $57.69 – $333.26
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, VA $223.50 $104.04 – $107.10
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg, VA $223.50 $104.04 – $107.10
Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville, WV $224.50 $7.98 – $187.02
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport, IA $225.00 $101.79 – $142.51
Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling, CO $229.95 $106.87 – $495.67

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