Mid back X-ray cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 23 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the mid back (thoracic spine), 2 views: from $66.56 to $1,757.75, with a median of $317.20. The lowest listed price is at Eisenhower Medical Center — $250.64 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $462.02 at 209 hospitals.
- The median here, $317.20, is 14% above the US median of $278.20.
- That is 3.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Riverside, CA ranks 2nd of 5 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 23 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 23 facilities across 19 cities for code 72070, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 1, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 14, 2026 and Sep 30, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower Medical Center lowest Rancho Mirage, CA · (760) 340-3911 HC Spine Thoracic 2 Views File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $66.56 | $829.00 | $40.22–$621.75 | 92% |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA · (909) 883-8711 XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEWS File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $75.05 | $228.00 | $40.22–$590.89 | 67% |
| Chino Valley Medical Center Chino, CA · (909) 627-6111 Hc X-Ray Thoracic Spine 2 Vw File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $133.00 | $615.01 | $27.35–$615.01 | 78% |
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center Montclair, CA · (909) 625-8300 Hc X-Ray Thoracic Spine 2 Vw File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $133.00 | $615.01 | $27.35–$615.01 | 78% |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville, CA · (760) 241-8000 XR T-SPINE 2V - 72070 - 46372070+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $133.00 | $563.65 | $27.35–$563.65 | 76% |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Banning, CA · (951) 769-2101 X-RAY OF MIDDLE SPINE; 2 VIEWS File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $158.05 | $790.24 | $127.11–$401.40 | 80% |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Banning, CA · (951) 769-2101 X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $163.58 | $817.90 | $127.11–$401.40 | 80% |
| Mountains Community Hospital Lake Arrowhead, CA · (909) 336-3651 XR SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS File of Jan 14, 2026 · source file | $252.80 | $632.00 | $284.40–$537.20 | 60% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC THORACIC SPINE 2VIEWS File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $262.80 | $584.00 | $71.68–$438.00 | 55% |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 X-ray of middle spine, 2 views File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $281.00 | $1,373.00 | $40.22–$2,522.89 | 80% |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 XR THORACIC SPINE 2VWS FY File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $297.07 | $764.00 | $40.22–$764.00 | 61% |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEWS File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $305.63 | $786.00 | $40.22–$786.00 | 61% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $317.20 | $610.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $317.20 | $610.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $317.20 | $610.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Ontario Medical Center Campus Ontario, CA · (909) 427-5000 RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $317.20 | $610.00 | $96.00–$285.00 | 48% |
| Hemet Global Medical Center Hemet, CA · (951) 652-2811 CR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEWS File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $331.00 | $331.00 | $33.09–$331.00 | — |
| Menifee Global Medical Center Menifee, CA · (951) 679-8888 CR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEWS File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $331.00 | $331.00 | $33.09–$331.00 | — |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC THORACIC SPINE 2VIEWS File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $358.20 | $796.00 | $47.11–$676.60 | 55% |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC XR SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $386.88 | $806.00 | — | 52% |
| San Bernardino County Colton, CA · (909) 580-1000 HC X-RAY THORACIC SPINE 2 VW - XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEWS File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $402.00 | $402.00 | $28.04–$291.45 | — |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA · (909) 883-8711 XR THORACIC SPINE 2VWS FY File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $403.89 | $1,227.00 | $40.22–$1,042.95 | 67% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC THORACIC SPINE 2VIEWS File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $509.85 | $1,133.00 | $48.23–$1,019.70 | 55% |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 XR Spine Thoracic 2 Views File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $616.50 | $822.00 | — | 25% |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Thoracic Spine 2views+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $1,161.99 | $1,161.99 | $19.07–$1,161.99 | — |
| Riverside Community Hospital Riverside, CA · (951) 788-3000 XR T-SPINE 2 VIEWS File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,757.75 | $1,757.75 | $263.66–$1,581.97 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $66.56, median $317.20, highest $1,757.75 — a 26.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $324.10. 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 12 of 21 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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 mid back X-ray is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Mid back X-ray explained.