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X-ray of the lower spine (4 or more views) in Omaha, NE-IA costs $49 to $503. Here's every hospital's price.

10 hospitals in the Omaha, NE-IA 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 Omaha, NE-IA metro area, 10 hospitals list a cash price for x-ray of the lower spine (4 or more views) (CPT 72110). The lowest is $49 at Chi Health Missouri Valley, the median is $352 and the highest is $503 at Boys Town National Research Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 10 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Omaha, NE-IA median of $352 is 5% 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 $12 to $930. 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 August 2026. 5 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.

$49
lowest cash price in Omaha, NE-IA
Chi Health Missouri Valley · 20 mi
$303 below the median
$352
median cash price
10 hospitals
10×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
10/17
hospitals with a cash price
5 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Chi Health Missouri Valley

Missouri Valley · 20 mi · File Feb 2026

$49
list $100 · lowest of 4 lines
2
Methodist Jennie Edmundson

Council Bluffs · 9 mi · File Feb 2026

$90
list $299 · lowest of 2 lines
3
The Nebraska Methodist Hospital

Omaha · 3 mi · File Feb 2026

$108
list $299 · lowest of 2 lines
4
The Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha · 8 mi · File Aug 2026

$234
list $360 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs

Council Bluffs · 8 mi · File Feb 2026

$352
list $837 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Chi Health Bergan Mercy

Omaha · 4 mi · File Feb 2026

$352
list $837 · lowest of 2 lines
7
Chi Health Immanuel

Omaha · 2 mi · File Feb 2026

$352
list $837 · lowest of 2 lines
8
Chi Health Midlands

Papillion · 11 mi · File Feb 2026

$352
list $837 · lowest of 2 lines
9
Chi Health Lakeside

Omaha · 10 mi · File Feb 2026

$352
list $837 · lowest of 2 lines
10
Boys Town National Research Hospital

Boys Town · 7 mi · File Dec 2025

$503
list $629 · lowest of 2 lines
11
Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital

Omaha · 8 mi · File Dec 2025

list $543
12
Children's Nebraska

Omaha · 3 mi · File Mar 2026

list $992
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 Omaha, NE-IA 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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