Lower back X-ray cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 27 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine), 2 or 3 views: from $51.75 to $651.75, with a median of $197.12. The lowest listed price is at McLaren Port Huron — $145.37 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $211.50 at 63 hospitals.
Cash prices at 27 facilities across 20 cities for code 72100, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 2, 2026.
Lowest$51.75McLaren Port Huron
Median$197.12half pay less
Highest$651.75in this market
Difference12.6×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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
median
Lowest $51.75Highest $863.25
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren Port Huron lowest Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 XR Spine Lumbosacral 2 or 3 Views | $51.75 | $103.50 | $32.36–$165.94 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 SPINE LUMBOSACRAL 2-3 VIEWS | $53.76 | $96.00 | $23.56–$57.76 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 SPINE LUMBOSACRAL 2-3 VIEWS | $53.76 | $96.00 | $23.56–$57.76 | 44% | — source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 X-RAY EXAM L-S SPINE 2/3 VWS | $106.10 | $212.20 | $58.17–$165.94 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 XR Spine Lumbosacral 2 or 3 Views | $106.85 | $213.70 | $58.17–$167.81 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Rochester, MI · (248) 652-5000 DX SPINE 2OR3 VIEWS LUMBARSACRAL | $124.55 | $265.00 | $21.61–$48.10 | 53% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB X-RAY SPINE LUMBOSACRAL 2-3 VWS | $143.75 | $251.00 | $34.34–$203.13 | 43% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB X-RAY SPINE LUMBOSACRAL 2-3 VWS IN HOME | $143.75 | $301.00 | $34.34–$203.13 | 52% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MI HB X-RAY SPINE LUMBOSACRAL 2-3 VWS | $143.75 | $251.00 | $19.67–$191.67 | 43% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MI HB X-RAY SPINE LUMBOSACRAL 2-3 VWS IN HOME | $143.75 | $301.00 | $25.75–$239.59 | 52% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 HB X-RAY SPINE LUMBOSACRAL 2-3 VWS | $143.75 | $251.00 | $25.75–$239.59 | 43% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 HB X-RAY SPINE LUMBOSACRAL 2-3 VWS IN HOME | $143.75 | $301.00 | $25.75–$239.59 | 52% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB X-RAY SPINE LUMBOSACRAL 2-3 VWS IN HOME | $143.75 | $301.00 | $19.67–$191.67 | 52% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB X-RAY SPINE LUMBOSACRAL 2-3 VWS | $143.75 | $251.00 | $19.67–$191.67 | 43% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 XR Spine Lumbosacral 2 or 3 Views | $143.85 | $287.70 | $58.17–$197.05 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 LUMBOSACRAL SPINE 2 OR 3 VIEWS | $153.44 | $274.00 | $23.56–$80.17 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI LUMBOSACRAL SPINE 2 OR 3 VIEWS | $153.44 | $274.00 | $23.56–$80.17 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI LUMBOSACRAL SPINE 2 OR 3 VIEWS | $153.44 | $274.00 | $23.56–$80.17 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 LUMBOSACRAL SPINE 2 OR 3 VIEWS | $153.44 | $274.00 | $23.56–$80.17 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 SPINE.LUMBOSACRAL,2-3 VIEWS | $154.00 | $275.00 | $23.56–$57.76 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 SPINE LUMBOSACRAL 2-3 VIEWS | $154.00 | $275.00 | $23.56–$57.76 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 SPINE,LUMBOSACRAL,2-3 VIEWS | $154.00 | $275.00 | $23.56–$57.76 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 SPINE.LUMBOSACRAL,2-3 VIEWS | $154.00 | $275.00 | $23.56–$57.76 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 SPINE LUMBOSACRAL 2-3 VIEWS | $154.00 | $275.00 | $23.56–$57.76 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 SPINE,LUMBOSACRAL,2-3 VIEWS | $154.00 | $275.00 | $23.56–$57.76 | 44% | — source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 SPINE, LUMBAR, 2 OR 3 VIE | $157.45 | $314.90 | $58.17–$236.17 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 SPINE LUMBAR 2 VIEWS | $157.45 | $314.90 | $58.17–$236.17 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 72100-A-RAY SPINE.LUMBAR | $157.45 | $314.90 | $58.17–$236.17 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 SPINE LUMBAR 3 VIEWS | $157.45 | $314.90 | $58.17–$236.17 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 72100-X-RAY SPINE.LUMBAR | $157.45 | $314.90 | $58.17–$236.17 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 SPINE,LUMBOSACRAL,2-3 VIEWS | $197.12 | $352.00 | $23.56–$57.76 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Madison Heights, MI SPINE LUMBOSACRAL 2-3 VIEWS | $197.12 | $352.00 | $43.37–$57.76 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Madison Heights, MI SPINE LUMBOSACRAL 2-3 VIEWS | $197.12 | $352.00 | $43.37–$57.76 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 SPINE,LUMBOSACRAL,2-3 VIEWS | $197.12 | $352.00 | $23.56–$57.76 | 44% | — source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 XR Spine Lumbosacral 2 or 3 Views | $221.30 | $442.60 | $58.17–$309.82 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| VHS Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Detroit, MI SPINE LUMBAR 2 VIEWS | $298.50 | $398.00 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 SPINE LUMBAR 2 VIEWS | $405.75 | $541.00 | — | 25% | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc Xray Spine Lumbar 2 Or 3 Views | $423.00 | $423.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Xray Spine Lumbar 2 Or 3 Views | $423.00 | $423.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 Hc Xray Spine Lumbar 2 Or 3 Views | $423.00 | $423.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Xray Spine Lumbar 2 Or 3 Views | $423.00 | $423.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 Hc Xray Spine Lumbar 2 Or 3 Views | $423.00 | $423.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 SPINE LUMBAR 2 VIEWS | $434.25 | $579.00 | $1.00–$108.97 | 25% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 SPINE LUMBAR 2 VIEWS | $434.25 | $579.00 | $1.00–$108.97 | 25% | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 SPINE LUMBAR 3 VIEWS | $520.50 | $694.00 | — | 25% | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 SPINE LUMBAR 2 VIEWS | $583.50 | $778.00 | — | 25% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Commerce Charter Twp, MI · (248) 937-3370 SPINE LUMBAR 3 VIEWS | $584.25 | $779.00 | $1.00–$108.97 | 25% | May 20, 2026 source file |
| VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Commerce Charter Twp, MI · (248) 937-3370 SPINE LUMBAR 2 VIEWS | $584.25 | $779.00 | $1.00–$108.97 | 25% | May 20, 2026 source file |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 966-3300 SPINE LUMBAR 2 VIEWS | $651.75 | $869.00 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| VHS Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Detroit, MI SPINE LUMBAR 3 VIEWS | $763.50 | $1,018.00 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 SPINE LUMBAR 3 VIEWS | $765.75 | $1,021.00 | — | 25% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 SPINE LUMBAR 3 VIEWS | $846.00 | $1,128.00 | $1.00–$108.97 | 25% | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 SPINE LUMBAR 3 VIEWS | $846.00 | $1,128.00 | $1.00–$108.97 | 25% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 966-3300 SPINE LUMBAR 3 VIEWS | $863.25 | $1,151.00 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $51.75, median $197.12, highest $651.75 — a 12.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $405.75. 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 10 of 18 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 lower back X-ray shows the bones of the lumbar spine in two or three views. It is used after injuries, for suspected fractures and for back pain with warning signs.
What the price covers
The price usually covers taking the images. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately.
5 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 72100 ($278.40). 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.
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MIXR Spine Lumbosacral 2 or 3 Views - Report | $17.10 | file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MIXR Spine Lumbosacral 2 or 3 Views - Report | $17.10 | file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MIXR Spine Lumbosacral 2 or 3 Views - Report | $17.10 | file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MIXR Spine Lumbosacral 2 or 3 Views - Report | $17.10 | file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MISPINE, LUMBOSACRAL; AP/LA | $20.60 | file |