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X-ray of the lower spine (4 or more views) in Los Angeles, CA costs $26 to $1,373. Here's every hospital's price.

37 hospitals in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, 37 hospitals list a cash price for x-ray of the lower spine (4 or more views) (CPT 72110). The lowest is $26 at UCI Health-Orange, the median is $633 and the highest is $1,373 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 52 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Los Angeles, CA median of $633 is 70% above the national median of $371 across 553 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

39 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $43 to $14,761. 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 July 2024 and September 2026. 60 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.

$26
lowest cash price in Los Angeles, CA
UCI Health-Orange · 28 mi
$606 below the median
$633
median cash price
37 hospitals
52×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
37/100
hospitals with a cash price
60 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
UCI Health-Orange

Orange · 28 mi · File Apr 2026

$26
list $66 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Saint Francis Medical Center

Lynwood · 13 mi · File Sep 2026

$133
list $1,036
3
Encino Hospital Medical Center

Encino · 18 mi · File Sep 2026

$133
list $637 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Garden Grove Hospital & Medical Center

Garden Grove · 28 mi · File Sep 2026

$133
list $1,495
5
West Anaheim Medical Center

Anaheim · 22 mi · File Sep 2026

$133
list $1,495
6
Huntington Beach Hospital

Huntington Beach · 30 mi · File Sep 2026

$133
list $1,495
7
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital

La Palma · 20 mi · File Sep 2026

$133
list $1,495
8
San Dimas Community Hospital

San Dimas · 20 mi · File Sep 2026

$133
list $1,399
9
Centinela Hospital Medical Center

Inglewood · 15 mi · File Sep 2026

$133
list $487 · lowest of 4 lines
10
Sherman Oaks Hospital

Sherman Oaks · 16 mi · File Sep 2026

$133
list $563
11
L A Downtown Medical Center

Los Angeles · 5 mi · Older file Jul 2024

$161
list $161
12
Providence St. Joseph Hospital

Orange · 29 mi · File Apr 2026

$198
list $388 · lowest of 5 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 Los Angeles, CA 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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