X-ray of the lower spine (4 or more views) in Detroit, MI costs $103 to $821. Here's every hospital's price.
18 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, 18 hospitals list a cash price for x-ray of the lower spine (4 or more views) (CPT 72110). The lowest is $103 at Lake Huron Medical Center, the median is $225 and the highest is $821 at Detroit Receiving Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 8.0 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Detroit, MI median of $225 is 40% below the national median of $371 across 553 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
15 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. 18 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 onlyPort Huron · 42 mi · File Sep 2026
Clinton Township · 14 mi · File Jun 2026
Detroit · 25 mi · File Jun 2026
Wyandotte · 35 mi · File Jun 2026
W Bloomfield · 16 mi · File Jun 2026
Port Huron · 43 mi · File Dec 2025
Warren · 18 mi · File Jan 2026
Detroit · 27 mi · File Dec 2025
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 Detroit, MI without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and NoviFile found, not read yet
- Ascension Providence Rochester Hospitalcode not in file
- Ascension River District HospitalFile found, not read yet
- Beaumont Hospital - DearbornWebsite blocks automated reading
- Beaumont Hospital - Farmington HillsWebsite blocks automated reading
- Beaumont Hospital - Grosse PointeNo website on record
- Beaumont Hospital - TaylorWebsite blocks automated reading
- Beaumont Hospital Royal OakWebsite blocks automated reading
- Beaumont Hospital, TroyWebsite blocks automated reading
- Corewell Health Trenton HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Corewell Health Wayne HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Henry Ford Health Brighton Center for RecoveryFile found, not read yet
- Henry Ford Health St John HospitalFile found, not read yet
- Southeast Michigan Surgical Hospital LLCWebsite blocks automated reading
- St Joe Mercy Hospital System LivoniaNo price file found
- Straith Hospital for Special Surgerycode not in file
- Trinity Health Livingston HospitalNo price file found
- Trinity Health Oakland HospitalNo price file found