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X-ray of the lower spine (4 or more views) in Austin, TX costs $61 to $627. Here's every hospital's price.

13 hospitals in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area publish a cash price for x-ray of the lower spine (4 or more views) (CPT 72110). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area, 13 hospitals list a cash price for x-ray of the lower spine (4 or more views) (CPT 72110). The lowest is $61 at Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital, the median is $515 and the highest is $627 at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Austin. The most expensive hospital lists 10 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Austin, TX median of $515 is 39% above the national median of $371 across 553 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

13 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $34 to $940. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.

The files behind these prices are dated between January 2026 and June 2026. 11 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.

$61
lowest cash price in Austin, TX
Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital · 9 mi
$454 below the median
$515
median cash price
13 hospitals
10×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
13/24
hospitals with a cash price
11 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital

Austin · 9 mi · File Jan 2026

$61
list $170 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Ascension Seton Hays

Kyle · 21 mi · File Jan 2026

$223
list $619 · lowest of 4 lines
3
Ascension Seton Smithville

Smithville · 35 mi · File Jan 2026

$223
list $619 · lowest of 6 lines
4
Ascension Seton Edgar B Davis

Luling · 40 mi · File Jan 2026

$232
list $645 · lowest of 4 lines
5
Ascension Seton Cedar Park

Cedar Park · 22 mi · File Jan 2026

$464
list $1,288 · lowest of 4 lines
6
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin

Austin · 7 mi · File Jan 2026

$515
list $1,430 · lowest of 2 lines
7
Ascension Seton Southwest

Austin · 14 mi · File Jan 2026

$515
list $1,430 · lowest of 2 lines
8
Ascension Seton Northwest

Austin · 12 mi · File Jan 2026

$515
list $1,430 · lowest of 2 lines
9
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center -Taylor

Taylor · 28 mi · File Jun 2026

$627
list $1,044 · lowest of 2 lines
10
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock

Round Rock · 22 mi · File Jun 2026

$627
list $1,044 · lowest of 14 lines
11
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Pflugerville

Pflugerville · 14 mi · File Jun 2026

$627
list $1,044 · lowest of 2 lines
12
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda

Buda · 16 mi · File Jun 2026

$627
list $1,044 · lowest of 14 lines
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 72110. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

Cash vs. insured

Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.

3

What to say on the phone

"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 72110, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About x-ray of the lower spine (4 or more views)

CPT 72110 is a set of at least four X-ray images of the lumbar and sacral spine, taken from different angles. It is a common first test for lower-back pain after an injury, and for checking alignment and arthritis. It takes about 15 minutes.

What the price covers

The hospital's price is the technical fee for the X-ray room and technologist. The radiologist's reading is billed separately. Fewer views (72100, two or three views) is a cheaper code; ask which one your doctor ordered.

Why prices vary

Plain X-rays are inexpensive to perform, and the listed hospital prices reflect chargemaster policy more than cost: the same four views can list at $80 in one hospital and $800 in another. Physician offices and urgent-care clinics with their own X-ray equipment are often much cheaper than hospitals.

Questions to ask

  • Is this the price for 72110, and does it include the radiologist reading?
  • Would two or three views (72100) answer my doctor's question?
  • Can I have the X-ray done at an outpatient location or clinic instead?

Hospitals in Austin, TX without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

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