Scans and imaging CPT 72070 Outpatient

Mid back X-ray cost in Great Falls, MT

In Great Falls, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for X-ray of the mid back (thoracic spine), 2 views: from $28.47 to $28.47, with a median of $28.47. Across Montana, the median is $212.40 at 7 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 72070, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$28.47Great Falls Clinic Hospital
Median$28.47half pay less
Highest$28.47in this market
Difference1.0×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 Great Falls, MT.

median
Lowest $28.47Highest $309.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Great Falls Clinic Hospital lowest Great Falls, MT · (406) 216-8000 X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS $28.47 $28.47 $106.29–$239.15 — —
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Great Falls Clinic Hospital Great Falls, MT · (406) 216-8000 X-RAY OF MIDDLE SPINE; 2 VIEWS $309.00 $309.00 $106.29–$239.15 — —
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Outpatient: lowest $28.47, median $28.47, highest $28.47.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.