X-ray of the lower back, 4 or more views in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 15 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the lower back, 4 or more views: from $40.20 to $1,154.40, with a median of $674.40. The lowest listed price is at Monogahela Valley Hospital.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 10 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 Mar 6, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monogahela Valley Hospital lowest Monongahela, PA L-S SPINE 3 VIEWS | $40.20 | $67.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA X-RAY EXAM L-2 SPINE 4/>VWS | $162.50 | $325.00 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA SPINE LUMBOSAC MIN 4 VWS | $285.00 | $475.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA LUM-SAC SP W/OBL | $296.80 | $424.00 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA LUMBAR W/O OBL AND BENDING | $296.80 | $424.00 | 30% | — source file |
| West Penn Allegheny Health System INC Wexford, PA HC XR SPINE LUMBOSACRAL MIN 4V | $513.56 | $694.00 | 26% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA SPINE LUMBOSAC MIN 4 VWS | $551.40 | $919.00 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA HC XR SPINE LUMBOSACRAL MIN 4V | $562.14 | $694.00 | 19% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA HC SPINE LUMBOSAC MIN 4 VWS | $666.60 | $1,111.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA SPINE LUMBOSAC MIN 4 VWS | $682.20 | $1,137.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA SPINE LUMBOSAC MIN 4 VWS | $711.60 | $1,186.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA SPINE LUMBOSAC MIN 4 VWS | $732.60 | $1,221.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA SPINE LUMBOSAC MIN 4 VWS | $765.60 | $1,276.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA LUMBAR (ROUTINE) | $772.20 | $1,287.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA XR LUMBOSACRAL SPINE COMP | $772.20 | $1,287.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA LUMBOSACRAL SPINE COMP | $772.20 | $1,287.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA HC SPINE LUMBOSAC MIN 4 VWS | $794.40 | $1,324.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA SPINE LUMBOSAC MIN 4 VWS | $1,154.40 | $1,924.00 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $40.20, median $674.40, highest $1,154.40 — a 28.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $682.20. 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.
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PACHG RADEX SPINE LUMBOSACRAL MINIMUM 4 VIEWS | $6.84 | file |
| West Penn Allegheny Health System INC Wexford, PACHG RADEX SPINE LUMBOSACRAL MINIMUM 4 VIEWS | $9.36 | file |