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X-ray of the lower spine (4 or more views) in Chicago, IL-IN costs $76 to $1,321. Here's every hospital's price.

33 hospitals in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, 33 hospitals list a cash price for x-ray of the lower spine (4 or more views) (CPT 72110). The lowest is $76 at Edward Hospital, the median is $468 and the highest is $1,321 at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 17 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Chicago, IL-IN median of $468 is 26% above the national median of $371 across 553 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

34 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $19 to $8,500. 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 2025 and August 2026. 46 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.

$76
lowest cash price in Chicago, IL-IN
Edward Hospital · 16 mi
$392 below the median
$468
median cash price
33 hospitals
17×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
33/82
hospitals with a cash price
46 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Edward Hospital

Naperville · 16 mi · File Apr 2026

$76
list $76 · lowest of 6 lines
2
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange

La Grange · 3 mi · File Apr 2026

$150
list $600 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale

Hinsdale · 5 mi · File Apr 2026

$150
list $600 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks

Glendale Heights · 16 mi · File Apr 2026

$150
list $600 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook

Bolingbrook · 14 mi · File Apr 2026

$150
list $600 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Humboldt Park Health

Chicago · 12 mi · File Aug 2026

$171
list $610
7
Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital

Melrose Park · 10 mi · File Mar 2026

$191
list $1,004 · lowest of 6 lines
8
Loyola University Medical Center

Maywood · 7 mi · File Mar 2026

$231
list $1,004 · lowest of 6 lines
9
Larabida Childrens Hospital I

Chicago · 15 mi · File Apr 2026

$243
list $243
10
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics

Chicago · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$287
list $958 · lowest of 3 lines
11
Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers

Morris · 40 mi · File Jun 2026

$320
list $1,328
12
Community First Medical Center

Chicago · 13 mi · File Apr 2026

$347
list $695
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 Chicago, IL-IN 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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