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X-ray of the lower spine (4 or more views) in Seattle, WA costs $195 to $668. Here's every hospital's price.

13 hospitals in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, 13 hospitals list a cash price for x-ray of the lower spine (4 or more views) (CPT 72110). The lowest is $195 at Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill, the median is $335 and the highest is $668 at Cascade Valley Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 3.4 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Seattle, WA median of $335 is 10% below the national median of $371 across 553 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

13 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1 to $1,205. 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 April 2026. 14 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.

$195
lowest cash price in Seattle, WA
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill · 24 mi
$139 below the median
$335
median cash price
13 hospitals
3.4×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
13/27
hospitals with a cash price
14 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill

Seattle · 24 mi · File Apr 2026

$195
list $407 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Swedish Issaquah

Issaquah · 9 mi · File Apr 2026

$195
list $407 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics

Bellevue · 19 mi · File Apr 2026

$236
list $471
4
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett

Everett · 39 mi · File Apr 2026

$290
list $557 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Virginia Mason Medical Center

Seattle · 24 mi · File Jan 2026

$316
list $619 · lowest of 2 lines
6
St Clare Hospital

Lakewood · 39 mi · File Feb 2026

$317
list $1,100 · lowest of 2 lines
7
St Anthony Hospital

Gig Harbor · 38 mi · File Feb 2026

$335
list $1,100 · lowest of 2 lines
8
Highline Medical Center

Burien · 24 mi · File Feb 2026

$336
list $1,100 · lowest of 2 lines
9
St Francis Community Hospital

Federal Way · 27 mi · File Feb 2026

$345
list $1,100 · lowest of 2 lines
10
St Joseph Medical Center

Tacoma · 33 mi · File Feb 2026

$364
list $1,100 · lowest of 2 lines
11
St Elizabeth Hospital

Enumclaw · 21 mi · File Feb 2026

$389
list $1,100 · lowest of 2 lines
12
Valley Medical Center

Renton · 18 mi · File Mar 2026

$538
list $769
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 Seattle, WA 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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