Lower back X-ray cost in Little Rock, AR
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 12 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the lower back, 4 or more views: from $114.47 to $386.00, with a median of $135.75. The lowest listed price is at Conway Regional Medical Center — $21.28 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $186.40 at 57 hospitals.
- The median here, $135.75, is 68% below the US median of $423.80.
- That is 1.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- 1 of 12 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 5 cities for code 72110, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 7, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Oct 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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conway Regional Medical Center lowest Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 LUMBAR SPINE MIN 4 VUE+1 more line at this price File of Jul 2, 2026 · source file | $114.47 | $520.33 | $104.07–$520.33 | 78% |
| UAMS Health Benton-Bryant Bryant, AR X-RAY OF LOWER AND SACRAL SPINE; MINIMUM OF 4 VIEWS File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $119.40 | $199.00 | $40.00–$887.00 | 40% |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 X-RAY OF LOWER AND SACRAL SPINE; MINIMUM OF 4 VIEWS File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $119.40 | $199.00 | $40.00–$887.00 | 40% |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Little Rock Little Rock, AR · (501) 202-2000 72110 - RADEX SPINE LUMBOSACRAL MINIMUM 4 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $120.38 | $481.52 | $49.56–$211.31 | 75% |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - North Little Rock North Little Rock, AR · (501) 202-3000 72110 - RADEX SPINE LUMBOSACRAL MINIMUM 4 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $120.38 | $481.52 | $57.12–$211.31 | 75% |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Conway Conway, AR · (501) 585-2000 72110 - RADEX SPINE LUMBOSACRAL MINIMUM 4 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $120.38 | $481.52 | $57.54–$211.31 | 75% |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 X-RAY EXAM L-2 SPINE 4/>VWS File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $130.20 | $217.00 | $40.00–$887.00 | 40% |
| UAMS Health Benton-Bryant Bryant, AR X-RAY EXAM L-2 SPINE 4/>VWS File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $130.20 | $217.00 | $40.00–$887.00 | 40% |
| CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 CR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VWS File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $151.11 | $617.00 | $40.00–$431.90 | 76% |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 CR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VWS File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $153.82 | $617.00 | $66.25–$431.90 | 75% |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital-Encore Bryant, AR · (501) 213-4500 XR Spine Lumbosacral 4+ Views - Report+1 more line at this price File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file | $186.40 | $233.00 | $116.50–$174.75 | 20% |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 XR Spine Lumbosacral 4+ Views+1 more line at this price File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file | $186.40 | $233.00 | $116.50–$174.75 | 20% |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 X-RAY OF LOWER AND SACRAL SPINE; MINIMUM OF 4 VIEWS File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $293.73 | $326.37 | $97.75–$236.40 | 10% |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 X-RAY EXAM L-2 SPINE 4/>VWS File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $311.62 | $346.24 | $97.75–$236.40 | 10% |
| Cornerstone Hospital Little Rock Little Rock, AR SPINE LUMBOSACRAL 4+ VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $386.00 | $386.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $114.47, median $135.75, highest $386.00 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $152.47. 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 8 of 11 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 72110 ($436.30). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, ARX RAY EXAM L-2 SPINE 4/>VWS | $24.86 | file |