Lower back X-ray cost in El Paso, TX
In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine), 2 or 3 views: from $37.40 to $48.96, with a median of $48.96. The lowest listed price is at El Paso Children's Hospital — $11.56 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $384.07 at 101 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 XRAY L-SPINE 2-3VIEWS | $37.40 | $187.00 | $34.34–$246.95 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 XR L-SPINE 2-3 VIEWS | $37.40 | $187.00 | $34.34–$246.95 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 LUMBAR SPINE 2 VIEWS | $37.40 | $187.00 | $34.34–$246.95 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 LUMBAR SPINE 3 VIEWS ROUTINE | $37.40 | $187.00 | $34.34–$246.95 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 XRAY L-SPINE 2-3VIEWS | $48.96 | $244.82 | $37.01–$359.78 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX XR L-SPINE 2-3 VIEWS | $48.96 | $244.82 | $37.01–$359.78 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 XR L-SPINE 2-3 VIEWS | $48.96 | $244.82 | $37.01–$359.78 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX XRAY L-SPINE 2-3VIEWS | $48.96 | $244.82 | $37.01–$359.78 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 XR L-SPINE 2-3V | $81.72 | $408.62 | $37.01–$359.78 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX EDXR L-SPINE 2-3V | $81.72 | $408.62 | $37.01–$359.78 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX XR L-SPINE 2-3V | $81.72 | $408.62 | $37.01–$359.78 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX RAD L-SPINE 2-3V | $81.72 | $408.62 | $37.01–$359.78 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ED XR L-SPINE 2-3V | $81.72 | $408.62 | $37.01–$359.78 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 EDXR L-SPINE 2-3V | $81.72 | $408.62 | $37.01–$359.78 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ED XR L-SPINE 2-3V | $81.72 | $408.62 | $37.01–$359.78 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 RAD L-SPINE 2-3V | $81.72 | $408.62 | $37.01–$359.78 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ES XR LUMBAR SPINE R&L OBLIQUE ONLY | $101.59 | $507.94 | $37.01–$359.78 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ES XR LUMBAR SPINE R&L OBLIQUE ONLY | $101.59 | $507.94 | $37.01–$359.78 | 80% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $37.40, median $48.96, highest $48.96 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $48.96. 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 3 of 3 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.
37 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.
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXREN LUMBAR SPIFLEX/EXT | $16.91 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXUCC ESLK XR LUMBAR SPINE W/L SPOT | $16.91 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXUCC ESLK XR LUMBAR SPINE FLEX/EXT | $16.91 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXES LUMBAR SPINE 2 VIEWS | $16.91 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXES LUMBAR SPINE W/L SPOT | $16.91 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXES LUMBAR SPINE FLEX/EXT | $16.91 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXREN LUMBAR SPI2 VIEWS | $16.91 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXREN LUMBAR SPIW/L SPOT | $16.91 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXREN LUMBAR SPIFLEX/EXT | $16.91 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXUCC ESLK XR LUMBAR SPINE R&L OBLIQUE ONLY | $16.91 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXUCC ESLK XR LUMBAR SPINE 2 VIEWS | $16.91 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXUCC ESLK XR LUMBAR SPINE W/L SPOT | $16.91 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXUCC ESLK XR LUMBAR SPINE FLEX/EXT | $16.91 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXES LUMBAR SPINE 2 VIEWS | $16.91 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXES LUMBAR SPINE W/L SPOT | $16.91 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXES LUMBAR SPINE FLEX/EXT | $16.91 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXREN LUMBAR SPI2 VIEWS | $16.91 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXREN LUMBAR SPIW/L SPOT | $16.91 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXUCC ESLK XR LUMBAR SPINE R&L OBLIQUE ONLY | $16.91 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXUCC ESLK XR LUMBAR SPINE 2 VIEWS | $16.91 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXXR L-SPINE 2-3VIEWS | $18.99 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXXR L-SPINE 2-3VIEWS | $18.99 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXNE LUMBAR SPINE FLEX/EXT | $19.44 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXNE LUMBAR SPINE 2 VIEWS | $19.44 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXNE LUMBAR SPINE W/L SPOT | $19.44 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXWS LUMBAR SPINE FLEX/EXT | $19.44 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXWS LUMBAR SPINE W/L SPOT | $19.44 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXWS LUMBAR SPINE FLEX/EXT | $19.44 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXWS LUMBAR SPINE 2 VIEWS | $19.44 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXNE LUMBAR SPINE 2 VIEWS | $19.44 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXNE LUMBAR SPINE W/L SPOT | $19.44 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXNE LUMBAR SPINE FLEX/EXT | $19.44 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXWS LUMBAR SPINE 2 VIEWS | $19.44 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXWS LUMBAR SPINE W/L SPOT | $19.44 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSH LUMBAR SPINE FLEX/EXT | $20.80 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSH LUMBAR SPINE W/L SPOT | $20.80 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSH LUMBAR SPINE 2 VIEWS | $20.80 | file |