X-ray of the lower back, 4 or more views in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the lower back, 4 or more views: from $462.00 to $1,127.50, with a median of $588.00. The lowest listed price is at El Camino Hospital.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 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 31, 2026 and Apr 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 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Camino Hospital lowest Mountain View, CA HC L-S SPINE +/OBLIQUE VIEWS | $462.00 | $1,848.00 | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA RADEX SPINE LUMBOSACRAL MINIMUM 4 VIEWS | $588.00 | $1,050.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA RADEX SPINE LUMBOSACRAL MINIMUM 4 VIEWS | $588.00 | $1,050.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA Xr L-Spine Min 4v | $1,018.00 | $2,545.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA HC Xr Spine Lumbar 4v+ | $1,127.50 | $2,255.00 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $462.00, median $588.00, highest $1,127.50 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $588.00. 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.