Scans and imaging CPT 72070 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Mid back X-ray cost in Manchester, NH — inpatient

In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the mid back (thoracic spine), 2 views as an inpatient: from $57.60 to $301.18, with a median of $273.39. The lowest listed price is at Monadnock Community Hospital — $215.79 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $258.03 at 6 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 72070, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$57.60Monadnock Community Hospital
Median$273.39half pay less
Highest$301.18in this market
Difference5.2×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 Manchester-Nashua, NH.

median
Lowest $57.60Highest $330.63

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Monadnock Community Hospital lowest Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 MHP XRAY THORACIC SPINE $57.60 $96.00 — 40% Apr 1, 2026
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St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC T-SPINE 2 VIEWS $273.39 $701.00 — 61% —
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Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Spine Thoracic 2 Views $301.18 $814.00 — 63% Apr 1, 2026
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Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEWS $330.63 $551.05 — 40% Apr 1, 2026
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Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 MOA THORACIC SPINE MIN 2V $330.63 $551.05 — 40% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $57.60, median $273.39, highest $301.18 — a 5.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $273.39 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.