Mid back X-ray cost in Los Angeles, CA — inpatient
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 28 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the mid back (thoracic spine), 2 views as an inpatient: from $100.00 to $1,487.77, with a median of $317.20. The lowest listed price is at Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center — $217.20 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $358.20 at 99 hospitals.
Cash prices at 28 facilities across 18 cities for code 72070, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center lowest Los Angeles, CA · (213) 666-0171 THORACIC SPINE AP/LAT [ 2 V ] | $100.00 | $100.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC XR SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $153.12 | $319.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health - Los Alamitos Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $260.00 | $650.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $260.00 | $650.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health - Placentia Linda Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $260.00 | $650.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health - Fountain Valley Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $260.00 | $650.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $317.20 | $610.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $317.20 | $610.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $317.20 | $610.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $317.20 | $610.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $317.20 | $610.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $317.20 | $610.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $317.20 | $610.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $317.20 | $610.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $317.20 | $610.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% | — source file |
| UCI Health - Lakewood Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $319.60 | $799.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC XR SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $331.10 | $946.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC XR SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $340.55 | $973.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC XR SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $340.55 | $973.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC XR SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $343.70 | $982.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC XR SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $368.55 | $1,053.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC XR SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $424.80 | $885.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC XR SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $510.24 | $1,063.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC XR SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $644.70 | $1,842.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA X-Ray Exam Thorac Spine 2Vws | $653.75 | $653.75 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 HB XR T-SPINE 2VW | $757.22 | $1,164.95 | $132.41–$9,712.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 X-Ray Exam Thorac Spine 2Vws | $791.25 | $791.25 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 HB XR T-SPINE 2VW | $1,487.77 | $2,288.88 | $132.41–$14,761.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $100.00, median $317.20, highest $1,487.77 — a 14.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 29 facilities here, median $317.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 11 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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.
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CAHB RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $18.00 | file |