Scans and imaging CPT 72070 Outpatient

Mid back X-ray cost in Richmond, VA

In Richmond, VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the mid back (thoracic spine), 2 views: from $481.50 to $924.00, with a median of $924.00. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Southside Medical Center — $442.50 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $322.50 at 37 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 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 — and —.

Lowest$481.50Bon Secours Southside Medical Center
Median$924.00half pay less
Highest$924.00in this market
Difference1.9×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 Richmond, VA.

median
Lowest $481.50Highest $924.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Bon Secours Southside Medical Center lowest Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC T-Spine 2 Views $481.50 $1,605.00 — 70% —
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Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC T-Spine 2 Views $924.00 $1,540.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC T-Spine 2 Views $924.00 $1,540.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC T-Spine 2 Views $924.00 $1,540.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC T-Spine 2 Views $924.00 $1,540.00 — 40% —
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Outpatient: lowest $481.50, median $924.00, highest $924.00 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $741.60. 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.