Mid back X-ray cost in El Paso, TX — inpatient
In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the mid back (thoracic spine), 2 views as an inpatient: from $30.80 to $93.85, with a median of $93.85. The lowest listed price is at El Paso Children's Hospital — $63.05 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $403.23 at 100 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 72070, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 THORACIC SPINE AP AND LAT | $30.80 | $154.00 | $28.35–$246.95 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ED XR T-SPINE 2V | $93.85 | $469.23 | $30.56–$359.78 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 XR T-SPINE 2V | $93.85 | $469.23 | $30.56–$359.78 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ED XR T-SPINE 2V | $93.85 | $469.23 | $30.56–$359.78 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX XR T-SPINE 2V | $93.85 | $469.23 | $30.56–$359.78 | 80% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $30.80, median $93.85, highest $93.85 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $93.85 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.
11 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 72070 ($258.80). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXUCC ESLK XR SPN DRSL (THORACIC) AP LAT | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXES SPN DRSL (THORACIC) AP LAT | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXREN SPN DRSL (THORACIC) AP LAT | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXUCC ESLK XR SPN DRSL (THORACIC) AP LAT | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXES SPN DRSL (THORACIC) AP LAT | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXREN SPN DRSL (THORACIC) AP LAT | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXNE SPN DRSL (THORACIC) AP LAT | $22.15 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXWS SPN DRSL (THORACIC) AP LAT | $22.15 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXWS SPN DRSL (THORACIC) AP LAT | $22.15 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXNE SPN DRSL (THORACIC) AP LAT | $22.15 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSH SPN DRSL (THORACIC) AP LAT | $23.70 | file |