Lower back X-ray cost in Green Bay, WI
In Green Bay, WI, 6 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine), 2 or 3 views: from $194.00 to $363.66, with a median of $349.33. The lowest listed price is at Bellin Health Oconto Hospital — $155.33 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $227.78 at 78 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 3 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 Nov 21, 2025 and Jun 27, 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 Green Bay, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellin Health Oconto Hospital lowest Oconto, WI · (920) 835-1101 HCHG 72100 SPINE LUMBAR (ROUT) 2-3VWS | $194.00 | $419.00 | $121.51–$377.10 | 54% | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Bellin Memorial Health Green Bay, WI · (920) 433-3500 HCHG 72100 SPINE LUMBAR (ROUT) 2-3VWS | $196.31 | $424.00 | $23.69–$111.85 | 54% | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Bellin Memorial Health Green Bay, WI · (920) 433-3500 HCHG 72100 SPINE LUMBAR (ROUT) 2-3VWS | $210.67 | $455.00 | $117.39–$409.50 | 54% | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Aurora BayCare Medical Center Green Bay, WI · (920) 288-8000 XR LUMBAR SPINE 2 OR 3 VIEW | $335.00 | $670.00 | $200.00–$569.50 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| St Marys Hospital Medical Center Green Bay, WI · (920) 498-4200 X-RAY EXAM L-S SPINE 2/3 VWS | $363.66 | $551.00 | $24.82–$551.00 | 34% | — source file |
| St Clare Memorial Hospital Oconto Falls, WI · (920) 846-3444 HC XR L-SPINE 2V OR | $363.66 | $551.00 | $91.15–$551.00 | 34% | — source file |
| St Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Green Bay, WI · (920) 433-0111 X-RAY EXAM L-S SPINE 2/3 VWS | $363.66 | $551.00 | $25.74–$551.00 | 34% | — source file |
| St Clare Memorial Hospital Oconto Falls, WI · (920) 846-3444 HC XR L-SPINE 2-3V | $363.66 | $551.00 | $91.15–$551.00 | 34% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $194.00, median $349.33, highest $363.66 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $349.33. 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 5 of 6 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.