Scans and imaging CPT 72070 Outpatient

Mid back X-ray cost in Clearlake, CA

In Clearlake, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for X-ray of the mid back (thoracic spine), 2 views: from $932.00 to $932.00, with a median of $932.00. Across California, the median is $467.25 at 204 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 72070, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$932.00Sutter Lakeside Hospital

Median$932.00half of hospitals charge less

Highest$932.00in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Sutter Lakeside Hospital Lakeport, CA · (707) 262-5000 HCHG XR SPINE THOR 2 VIEW File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$932.00	$932.00	—	—

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking.

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth.

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less.

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing.

Outpatient: lowest $932.00, median $932.00, highest $932.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $932.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

What it is

A thoracic spine X-ray shows the bones of the mid back. It is used after injuries and to look for compression fractures, which are common with osteoporosis.

What the price covers

The price usually covers taking the images. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately.