Mid back X-ray cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 16 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the mid back (thoracic spine), 2 views: from $147.00 to $772.20, with a median of $431.63. The lowest listed price is at Monogahela Valley Hospital — $284.63 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $360.40 at 63 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 10 cities for code 72070, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monogahela Valley Hospital lowest Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 PORTABLE THORACIC SP 2 VIEW | $147.00 | $245.00 | $65.90–$300.25 | 40% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital lowest Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 OR PORT THORACIC SP 2 VIEW | $147.00 | $245.00 | $65.90–$300.25 | 40% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS | $162.50 | $325.00 | $7.20–$236.10 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 DORSAL 2 VIEWS | $206.78 | $295.40 | $35.58–$233.80 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $405.00 | $675.00 | $34.03–$573.75 | 40% | — source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 HC XR SPINE THOR 2V | $411.44 | $556.00 | $32.30–$339.88 | 26% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $419.40 | $699.00 | $34.03–$594.15 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $424.20 | $707.00 | $34.03–$600.95 | 40% | — source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC XR SPINE THOR 2V | $427.05 | $585.00 | $32.30–$358.96 | 27% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $436.20 | $727.00 | $34.03–$581.60 | 40% | — source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC XR SPINE THOR 2V | $450.36 | $556.00 | $26.75–$335.11 | 19% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $456.60 | $761.00 | $34.03–$684.90 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $469.80 | $783.00 | $34.03–$720.36 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $469.80 | $783.00 | $31.56–$704.70 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $478.80 | $798.00 | $23.22–$702.24 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $686.40 | $1,144.00 | $24.23–$972.40 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 XR T-SPINE 2 VIEWS | $772.20 | $1,287.00 | $433.72–$1,003.86 | 40% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 THORACIC SP - 2 VIEW | $772.20 | $1,287.00 | $346.20–$1,577.22 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 T-SPINE 2 VIEWS | $772.20 | $1,287.00 | $433.72–$1,003.86 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $147.00, median $431.63, highest $772.20 — a 5.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $436.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 13 of 16 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are 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.
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PACHG RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $5.13 | file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PACHG RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $7.02 | file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PACHG RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $7.29 | file |