Lower back X-ray cost in Damariscotta, ME
In Damariscotta, ME, 1 hospital lists a cash price for X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine), 2 or 3 views: from $52.00 to $52.00, with a median of $52.00. Across Maine, the median is $261.32 at 14 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Sep 9, 2025 and Sep 9, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Damariscotta, ME.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MaineHealth lowest Damariscotta, ME · (207) 563-1234 HC XRAY EXAM SPINE LUMBOSACRAL 2-3 VIEWS | $52.00 | $52.00 | $26.00–$94.90 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Damariscotta, ME · (207) 563-1234 HC XRAY EXAM SPINE LUM2-3 VIEWS | $473.75 | $473.75 | $180.03–$636.04 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $52.00, median $52.00, highest $52.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $52.00. 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 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 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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.
| MaineHealth Damariscotta, MECHG RADEX SPINE LUMBOSACRAL 2/3 VIEWS | $25.00 | file |