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X-ray of the lower spine (4 or more views) in Detroit, MI costs $83 to $821. Here's every hospital's price.

22 hospitals in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, 22 hospitals list a cash price for x-ray of the lower spine (4 or more views) (CPT 72110). The lowest is $83 at Ascension River District Hospital, the median is $200 and the highest is $821 at Detroit Receiving Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 9.8 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Detroit, MI median of $200 is 43% below the national median of $352 across 1558 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

19 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1 to $412. 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 December 2025 and September 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.

$83
lowest cash price in Detroit, MI
Ascension River District Hospital · 37 mi
$117 below the median
$200
median cash price
22 hospitals
9.8×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
22/36
hospitals with a cash price
14 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Ascension River District Hospital

East China · 37 mi · File Jan 2026

$83
list $149 · lowest of 10 lines
2
Lake Huron Medical Center

Port Huron · 42 mi · File Sep 2026

$103
list $701
3
Garden City Hospital

Garden City · 28 mi · File Sep 2026

$103
list $701
4
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital

Clinton Township · 14 mi · File Jun 2026

$144
list $348 · lowest of 4 lines
5
Henry Ford Health Hospital

Detroit · 25 mi · File Jun 2026

$144
list $348 · lowest of 6 lines
6
Wyandotte Hospital and Medical Center

Wyandotte · 35 mi · File Jun 2026

$144
list $348 · lowest of 4 lines
7
Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital

W Bloomfield · 16 mi · File Jun 2026

$144
list $348 · lowest of 4 lines
8
Mclaren Port Huron

Port Huron · 43 mi · File Dec 2025

$172
list $343 · lowest of 2 lines
9
Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and Novi

Southfield · 18 mi · File Jan 2026

$183
list $327 · lowest of 18 lines
10
Mclaren Oakland

Pontiac · 7 mi · File Dec 2025

$184
list $367
11
Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital

Rochester · 4 mi · File Jan 2026

$200
list $426 · lowest of 3 lines
12
Henry Ford Health St John Hospital

Detroit · 25 mi · File Jan 2026

$211
list $376 · lowest of 10 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 Detroit, MI without a price for this procedure

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

Questions people ask