X-ray of the lower spine (4 or more views) in San Jose, CA costs $462 to $1,128. Here's every hospital's price.
4 hospitals in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, 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 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area, 4 hospitals list a cash price for x-ray of the lower spine (4 or more views) (CPT 72110). The lowest is $462 at El Camino Health, the median is $588 and the highest is $1,128 at Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hsp at Stanford. The most expensive hospital lists 2.4 times the cheapest for the same code.
The San Jose, CA median of $588 is 64% above the national median of $358 across 1375 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
3 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $142 to $28,538. 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 2026 and April 2026. 4 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.
Sorted by cash price
Hospital facility fee onlySanta Clara · 33 mi · File Apr 2026
Stanford · 56 mi · File Apr 2026
Palo Alto · 57 mi · File Mar 2026
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for CPT 72110. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.
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.
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 San Jose, CA without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Good Samaritan HospitalNo price file found
- Hazel Hawkins Memorial HospitalNo website on record
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San JoseNo price file found
- Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterFile found, not read yet