Lower back X-ray cost in Jackson, MS
In Jackson, MS, 13 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine), 2 or 3 views: from $87.00 to $339.00, with a median of $165.06. The lowest listed price is at S E Lackey Memorial Hospital — $78.06 less than the median here. Across Mississippi, the median is $140.80 at 60 hospitals.
- The median here, $165.06, is 46% below the US median of $303.00.
- That is 1.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- 2 of 13 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 10 cities for code 72100, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 9, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 30, 2025 and Sep 21, 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 Jackson, MS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S E Lackey Memorial Hospital lowest Forest, MS · (601) 469-4151 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views File of May 27, 2026 · source file | $87.00 | $87.00 | $7.10–$100.00 | — |
| Simpson General Hospital Cah Mendenhall, MS · (601) 847-2221 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views File of Apr 30, 2025 · source file | $101.50 | $145.00 | $56.55–$250.45 | 30% |
| UMMC Madison Canton, MS · (601) 855-4000 72100 XRAY OF LOWER AND SACRAL SPINE File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file | $106.40 | $266.00 | $81.77–$266.00 | 60% |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, MS · (601) 984-4100 72100 XRAY OF LOWER AND SACRAL SPINE File of Sep 8, 2026 · source file | $106.40 | $266.00 | $81.77–$266.00 | 60% |
| Holmes County Hospital and Clinics Lexington, MS · (662) 834-1321 HC SPINE L/S 2-3 VIEWS File of Sep 8, 2026 · source file | $111.20 | $278.00 | $81.77–$278.00 | 60% |
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City, MS · (662) 746-2261 HC XR SPINE LUMBAR 2 OR 3 VW File of Feb 17, 2026 · source file | $139.81 | $341.00 | $93.06–$306.90 | 59% |
| Ochsner Scott Regional Morton, MS · (601) 732-6301 HC SPINE LUMBAR 2 OR 3V File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $165.06 | $262.00 | $62.14–$351.42 | 37% |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson, MS · (601) 968-1000 HC XR SPINE LUMBAR 2 OR 3 VW File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $173.88 | $828.00 | $96.54–$1,082.00 | 79% |
| Merit Health Central Jackson, MS · (601) 376-1000 XR Spine Lumbosacral 2 or 3 V DR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $174.15 | $1,161.00 | $23.45–$1,161.00 | 85% |
| Merit Health Womans Hospital Flowood, MS XR Spine Lumbosacral 2 or 3 V CR+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $192.78 | $918.00 | $54.90–$918.00 | 79% |
| River Oaks Hospital Flowood, MS · (601) 932-1030 XR Spine Lumbosacral 2 or 3 V CR+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $223.20 | $1,240.00 | $54.90–$1,240.00 | 82% |
| Crossgates River Oaks Hospital Brandon, MS · (601) 825-2811 XR Spine Lumbosacral 2 or 3 V DR+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $288.75 | $1,925.00 | $54.90–$1,925.00 | 85% |
| Magee general hospital Magee, MS · (601) 849-5070 HC X-Ray Lumbar Spine 2/3 Vw - Xr Lumbar Spine 2-3 Views+1 more line at this price File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $339.00 | $339.00 | $92.50–$339.00 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $87.00, median $165.06, highest $339.00 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $277.56. 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 13 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 lower back X-ray is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lower back X-ray explained.