Scans and imaging CPT 72070 Outpatient

Mid back X-ray cost in Massena, NY

In Massena-Ogdensburg, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the mid back (thoracic spine), 2 views: from $234.98 to $288.20, with a median of $261.14. The lowest listed price is at Canton-Potsdam Hospital — $26.16 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $230.76 at 63 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 72070, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$234.98Canton-Potsdam Hospital
Median$261.14half pay less
Highest$288.20in this market
Difference1.2×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 Massena-Ogdensburg, NY.

median
Lowest $234.98Highest $288.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Canton-Potsdam Hospital lowest Potsdam, NY · (315) 265-3300 HC RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS $234.98 $361.51 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur, NY · (315) 287-1000 HC RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS $261.14 $401.75 — 35% —
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Slhs Massena Massena, NY · (315) 769-4234 HC RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS $288.20 $443.39 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $234.98, median $261.14, highest $288.20 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $261.14. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.