Scans and imaging CPT 72070 Outpatient

Mid back X-ray cost in Tallahassee, FL

In Tallahassee, FL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the mid back (thoracic spine), 2 views: from $588.70 to $3,169.70, with a median of $1,879.20. The lowest listed price is at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare — $1,290.50 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $724.75 at 142 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 72070, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$588.70Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare
Median$1,879.20half pay less
Highest$3,169.70in this market
Difference5.4×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 Tallahassee, FL.

median
Lowest $588.70Highest $3,169.70

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare lowest Tallahassee, FL · (850) 431-1155 HC X-RAY THORACIC SPINE 2 VW - XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEWS $588.70 $841.00 — 30% Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Florida Capital Hospital Tallahassee, FL · (850) 656-5000 XR T-SPINE 2 VIEWS $3,169.70 $3,169.70 $488.13–$3,169.70 — Sep 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $588.70, median $1,879.20, highest $3,169.70 — a 5.4× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $588.70. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.