Scans and imaging CPT 72070 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Mid back X-ray cost in Moses Lake, WA — inpatient

In Moses Lake, WA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for X-ray of the mid back (thoracic spine), 2 views as an inpatient: from $298.00 to $298.00, with a median of $298.00. Across Washington, the median is $288.59 at 41 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 72070, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$298.00Samaritan Hospital
Median$298.00half pay less
Highest$298.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Samaritan Hospital Moses Lake, WA · (509) 765-5606 X-ray of middle spine, 2 views $298.00 $298.00 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $298.00, median $298.00, highest $298.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $275.40 — 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.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 72070 ($275.08). 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.

Samaritan Hospital Moses Lake, WAHC PR 72070 Xr Spine 2 Views Thoracic $20.00 file