Lower back X-ray cost in Indianapolis, IN
In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 20 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the lower back, 4 or more views: from $171.86 to $862.16, with a median of $346.80. The lowest listed price is at Franciscan Health Indianapolis and 1 other hospital — $174.94 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $346.80 at 86 hospitals.
- The median here, $346.80, is 18% below the US median of $423.80.
- That is 3.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 12 cities for code 72110, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Oct 26, 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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franciscan Health Indianapolis lowest Indianapolis, IN · (317) 528-5000 Rad Exam Spine Lumbosacral; 4vw Min File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $171.86 | $744.00 | $91.46–$669.60 | 77% |
| Franciscan St Francis Health - Carmel lowest Carmel, IN · (317) 528-5000 Rad Exam Spine Lumbosacral; 4vw Min File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $171.86 | $744.00 | $91.46–$669.60 | 77% |
| Franciscan Health Mooresville Mooresville, IN · (317) 831-1160 Rad Exam Spine Lumbosacral; 4vw Min File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $188.98 | $744.00 | $91.46–$669.60 | 75% |
| Major Hospital Shelbyville, IN · (317) 392-3211 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views File of Oct 26, 2026 · source file | $223.51 | $721.00 | $23.45–$713.79 | 69% |
| Orthoindy Hospital Indianapolis, IN SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $253.25 | $582.03 | $168.83–$506.37 | 56% |
| Hendricks Regional Health Danville, IN · (317) 745-4451 HB SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $296.40 | $741.00 | $18.50–$711.36 | 60% |
| Ascension St. Vincent Seton Speciality Hospital Indianapolis, IN XR SPINE LUMBOSACRAL 4+ VIEWS+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $346.80 | $578.00 | $6.74–$385.41 | 40% |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN XR SPINE LUMBOSACRAL 4+ VIEWS+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $346.80 | $578.00 | $6.74–$250.00 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 XR SPINE LUMBOSACRAL 4+ VIEWS+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $346.80 | $578.00 | $6.74–$250.00 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 XR SPINE LUMBOSACRAL 4+ VIEWS+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $346.80 | $578.00 | $6.74–$250.00 | 40% |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN XR SPINE LUMBOSACRAL 4+ VIEWS+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $346.80 | $578.00 | $6.74–$250.00 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 XR SPINE LUMBOSACRAL 4+ VIEWS+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $346.80 | $578.00 | $6.74–$385.41 | 40% |
| Ascension St. Vincent Anderson Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 XR SPINE LUMBOSACRAL 4+ VIEWS+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $346.80 | $578.00 | $6.74–$250.00 | 40% |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN XR SPINE LUMBOSACRAL 4+ VIEWS+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $346.80 | $578.00 | $6.74–$250.00 | 40% |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 XR SPINE LUMBOSACRAL 4+ VIEWS+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $371.40 | $619.00 | $6.74–$412.75 | 40% |
| Riverview Health Noblesville, IN · (317) 773-0760 XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $423.60 | $706.00 | — | 40% |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC Spine Lumbar Min 4 Views File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $529.20 | $588.00 | $91.00–$588.00 | 10% |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Franklin, IN · (317) 736-3300 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views File of Oct 22, 2026 · source file | $530.40 | $663.00 | $23.45–$643.11 | 20% |
| Hancock Regional Hospital Greenfield, IN · (317) 462-5544 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views File of Oct 16, 2026 · source file | $593.60 | $742.00 | $23.45–$2,226.00 | 20% |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC Spine Lumbar Min 4 Views File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $706.50 | $785.00 | $53.00–$785.00 | 10% |
| Witham Memorial Hospital Lebanon, IN · (765) 485-8000 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views File of Oct 26, 2026 · source file | $862.16 | $1,231.65 | $23.45–$3,079.13 | 30% |
Outpatient: lowest $171.86, median $346.80, highest $862.16 — a 5.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $346.80. 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 13 of 19 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.