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X-ray of the lower spine (4 or more views) in New York, NY-NJ costs $58 to $1,742. Here's every hospital's price.

43 hospitals in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, 43 hospitals list a cash price for x-ray of the lower spine (4 or more views) (CPT 72110). The lowest is $58 at Hunterdon Medical Center, the median is $152 and the highest is $1,742 at Hudson Valley Hospital Center. The most expensive hospital lists 30 times the cheapest for the same code.

The New York, NY-NJ median of $152 is 56% below the national median of $350 across 1558 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

51 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1 to $4,255. 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. 59 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.

$58
lowest cash price in New York, NY-NJ
Hunterdon Medical Center · 57 mi
$94 below the median
$152
median cash price
43 hospitals
30×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
43/110
hospitals with a cash price
59 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Hunterdon Medical Center

Flemington · 57 mi · File Feb 2026

$58
list $185 · lowest of 3 lines
2
NYU Langone Hospitals

New York · 9 mi · File Jan 2026

$89
list $470 · lowest of 5 lines
3
Kings County Hospital Center

Brooklyn · 9 mi · File Sep 2026

$107
list $159 · lowest of 3 lines
4
Bellevue Hospital Center

New York · 9 mi · File Sep 2026

$107
list $155 · lowest of 7 lines
5
Queens Hospital Center

Jamaica · 1 mi · File Sep 2026

$107
list $157 · lowest of 7 lines
6
Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center

Brooklyn · 7 mi · File Sep 2026

$107
list $159 · lowest of 9 lines
7
Newton Medical Center

Newton · 54 mi · File Apr 2026

$116
list $3,506 · lowest of 2 lines
8
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus

Denville · 36 mi · File Sep 2026

$121
list $563 · lowest of 3 lines
9
Saint Michael's Medical Center

Newark · 19 mi · File Sep 2026

$121
list $789
10
St Mary's General Hospital

Passaic · 19 mi · File Sep 2026

$123
list $814
11
Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center

Bronx · 8 mi · File Sep 2026

$126
list $328 · lowest of 3 lines
12
Jacobi Medical Center

Bronx · 9 mi · File Sep 2026

$126
list $473 · lowest of 3 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 New York, NY-NJ 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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