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X-ray of the lower spine (4 or more views) in Houston, TX costs $19 to $1,152. Here's every hospital's price.

18 hospitals in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, 18 hospitals list a cash price for x-ray of the lower spine (4 or more views) (CPT 72110). The lowest is $19 at University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, the median is $927 and the highest is $1,152 at Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 60 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Houston, TX median of $927 is 150% above the national median of $371 across 553 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

18 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $16 to $2,648. 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 March 2023 and April 2026. 42 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.

$19
lowest cash price in Houston, TX
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston · 48 mi
$907 below the median
$927
median cash price
18 hospitals
60×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
18/60
hospitals with a cash price
42 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston

Galveston · 48 mi · Older file Mar 2023

$19
list $128 · lowest of 4 lines
2
Harris Health

Houston · 7 mi · File Mar 2026

$102
list $776 · lowest of 4 lines
3
Legent North Houston Surgical Hospital

Bellaire · 10 mi · File Mar 2026

$250
list $500 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Shriners Hospitals for Children

Galveston · 48 mi · File Mar 2026

$397
list $397
5
Houston Methodist Hospital

Houston · 7 mi · File Apr 2026

$686
list $1,372 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Baylor St Lukes Medical Center

Houston · 7 mi · File Feb 2026

$927
list $2,648 · lowest of 4 lines
7
St Luke's the Woodlands Hospital

The Woodlands · 29 mi · File Feb 2026

$927
list $2,648 · lowest of 4 lines
8
St Luke's Patients Medical Center

Pasadena · 16 mi · File Feb 2026

$927
list $2,648 · lowest of 8 lines
9
St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital

Sugar Land · 22 mi · File Feb 2026

$927
list $2,648 · lowest of 4 lines
10
Chi St Lukes Lakeside Hospital

The Woodlands · 29 mi · File Feb 2026

$927
list $2,648 · lowest of 4 lines
11
St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage

Houston · 19 mi · File Feb 2026

$927
list $2,648 · lowest of 4 lines
12
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital

Baytown · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,152
list $2,304 · lowest of 2 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 Houston, 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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