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X-ray of the lower spine (4 or more views) in Minneapolis, MN-WI costs $138 to $222. Here's every hospital's price.

11 hospitals in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, 11 hospitals list a cash price for x-ray of the lower spine (4 or more views) (CPT 72110). The lowest is $138 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, the median is $205 and the highest is $222 at Maple Grove Hospital.

The Minneapolis, MN-WI median of $205 is 45% below the national median of $371 across 553 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

12 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $37 to $892. 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 2026 and June 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.

$138
lowest cash price in Minneapolis, MN-WI
Abbott Northwestern Hospital · 10 mi
$67 below the median
$205
median cash price
11 hospitals
1.6×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
11/30
hospitals with a cash price
18 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Abbott Northwestern Hospital

Minneapolis · 10 mi · File Jun 2026

$138
list $288 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Buffalo Hospital

Buffalo · 30 mi · File Jun 2026

$139
list $249 · lowest of 8 lines
3
River Falls Area Hospital

River Falls · 36 mi · File Jun 2026

$139
list $249 · lowest of 2 lines
4
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital

Edina · 15 mi · File Feb 2026

$205
list $512 · lowest of 2 lines
5
M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center

Minneapolis · 9 mi · File Feb 2026

$205
list $512 · lowest of 3 lines
6
Fairview Northland Regional Hospital

Princeton · 35 mi · File Jan 2026

$205
list $512 · lowest of 2 lines
7
M Health Fairview St John's Hospital

Maplewood · 13 mi · File Feb 2026

$205
list $512 · lowest of 2 lines
8
M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital

Woodbury · 19 mi · File Feb 2026

$205
list $512 · lowest of 2 lines
9
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital

Burnsville · 24 mi · File Feb 2026

$218
list $512 · lowest of 2 lines
10
North Memorial Health Hospital

Robbinsdale · 6 mi · File Apr 2026

$222
list $421
11
Maple Grove Hospital

Maple Grove · 10 mi · File Apr 2026

$222
list $421
12
Gillette Childrens Specialty Hospital

Saint Paul · 13 mi · File Jan 2026

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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 Minneapolis, MN-WI 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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