X-ray of the lower back, 4 or more views in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 15 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the lower back, 4 or more views: from $221.60 to $808.80, with a median of $347.40. The lowest listed price is at Fort Hamilton Hospital.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 9 cities for code 72110, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 1, 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Hamilton Hospital lowest Hamilton, OH Hc Lumbar Spine 4/5 Views | $221.60 | $554.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kettering Medical Center Kettering, OH Hc Lumbar Spine 4/5 Views | $221.60 | $554.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kettering Medical Center Miamisburg, OH Hc Lumbar Spine 4/5 Views | $221.60 | $554.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH Hb Spine-Lumbar,W/Obliques Min 4V | $232.05 | $455.00 | 49% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Anderson Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH HC L-Spine Min 4 Views | $347.40 | $579.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Clermont Hospital LLC Batavia, OH HC L-Spine Min 4 Views | $347.40 | $579.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital LLC Fairfield, OH HC L-Spine Min 4 Views | $347.40 | $579.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health West Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH HC L-Spine Min 4 Views | $347.40 | $579.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital LLC Mason, OH HC L-Spine Min 4 Views | $347.40 | $579.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Jewish Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH HC L-Spine Min 4 Views | $347.40 | $579.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Bethesda Hospital Inc. Cincinnati, OH HC Xr Spine Lumbosacral Min 4 Views | $595.84 | $794.45 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH HC Xr Spine Lumbosacral Min 4 Views | $595.84 | $794.45 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital, Inc. Oxford, OH HC Xr Spine Lumbosacral Min 4 Views | $727.54 | $970.05 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC Cincinnati, OH Hc Diag Ls Spine Min 4 Views | $808.80 | $1,348.00 | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Chester Hospital, LLC West Chester, OH Hc Diag Ls Spine Min 4 Views | $808.80 | $1,348.00 | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $221.60, median $347.40, highest $808.80 — a 3.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $519.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
This is an X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine and sacrum) with at least four views taken from different angles. It is used to look at the bones for fractures, arthritis, alignment problems or changes after surgery.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the X-rays. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately as a professional fee.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 72110 ($377.10). 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.
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OHChg Radex Spine Lumbosacral Minimum 4 Views|By Midlevel | $35.19 | file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OHChg Radex Spine Lumbosacral Minimum 4 Views|By Specialist | $35.19 | file |