Scans and imaging CPT 72070 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Mid back X-ray cost in Evansville, IN — inpatient

In Evansville, IN, 3 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the mid back (thoracic spine), 2 views as an inpatient: from $32.90 to $281.40, with a median of $281.40. The lowest listed price is at Deaconess Hospital — $248.50 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $238.20 at 60 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 72070, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 11, 2026 and Feb 13, 2026.

Lowest$32.90Deaconess Hospital
Median$281.40half pay less
Highest$281.40in this market
Difference8.6×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Evansville, IN.

median
Lowest $32.90Highest $281.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Deaconess Hospital lowest Newburgh, IN CHG RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS $32.90 $94.00 $9.12–$62.33 65% Feb 13, 2026
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Deaconess Hospital Newburgh, IN CHG RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS $56.35 $161.00 $22.80–$141.68 65% Feb 11, 2026
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Deaconess Hospital Newburgh, IN HC XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEWS $147.18 $446.00 $147.18–$392.48 67% Feb 11, 2026
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Ascension St Vincent Evansville Evansville, IN · (812) 485-4000 XR SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS $281.40 $469.00 $4.41–$250.00 40% —
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Ascension St Vincent Warrick Boonville, IN · (812) 897-4800 XR SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS $281.40 $469.00 $4.41–$312.73 40% —
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Ascension St Vincent Warrick Boonville, IN · (812) 897-4800 XR SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS $281.40 $469.00 $4.41–$312.73 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $32.90, median $281.40, highest $281.40 — a 8.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $281.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 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.