X-ray of the lower spine (4 or more views) in Baltimore, MD costs $115 to $711. Here's every hospital's price.
9 hospitals in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 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 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area, 9 hospitals list a cash price for x-ray of the lower spine (4 or more views) (CPT 72110). The lowest is $115 at Greater Baltimore Medical Center, the median is $328 and the highest is $711 at Kennedy Krieger Institute. The most expensive hospital lists 6.2 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Baltimore, MD median of $328 is 12% below the national median of $371 across 553 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
5 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $41 to $445. 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 November 2025 and August 2026. 14 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.
Sorted by cash price
Hospital facility fee onlyBaltimore · 8 mi · File Jul 2026
Annapolis · 22 mi · File Jan 2026
Baltimore · 5 mi · File Apr 2026
Baltimore · 4 mi · File Apr 2026
Rosedale · 5 mi · File Apr 2026
Baltimore · 7 mi · File Nov 2025
Baltimore · 4 mi · File Apr 2026
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for CPT 72110. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.
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.
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 Baltimore, MD without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Carroll Hospital CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Johns Hopkins Hospital, TheNo website on record
- Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Northwest Hospital CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Saint Agnes Hospitalcode not in file
- Sinai Hospital of BaltimoreWebsite blocks automated reading
- Umd Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic InstituteWebsite blocks automated reading
- Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- University of Maryland Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- University of MD Baltimore Washington Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- University of MD Medical Center Midtown CampusWebsite blocks automated reading
- University of MD St Joseph Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading