Lower back X-ray cost in Atlanta, GA
In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 37 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the lower back, 4 or more views: from $104.00 to $2,019.00, with a median of $505.83. The lowest listed price is at Southern Regional Medical Center — $401.83 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $455.16 at 88 hospitals.
Cash prices at 37 facilities across 26 cities for code 72110, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 17, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.
Lowest$104.00Southern Regional Medical Center
Median$505.83half pay less
Highest$2,019.00in this market
Difference19.4×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.
median
Lowest $104.00Highest $2,019.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Regional Medical Center lowest Southwest Riverdale, GA · (770) 991-8160 Hc X-Ray Lumbar Spine 4 Vw | $104.00 | $994.16 | $66.05–$994.16 | 90% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 X-RAY EXAM L-2 SPINE 4/>VWS | $185.20 | $463.00 | $104.35–$125.22 | 60% | — source file |
| Higgins General Hospital Bremen, GA · (770) 812-2000 X-RAY EXAM L-2 SPINE 4/>VWS | $185.20 | $463.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton, GA · (770) 836-9580 X-RAY EXAM L-2 SPINE 4/>VWS | $185.20 | $463.00 | $104.35–$114.78 | 60% | — source file |
| Willowbrooke at Tanner Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 X-RAY EXAM L-2 SPINE 4/>VWS | $342.00 | $855.00 | $104.35–$114.78 | 60% | — source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 X-RAY OF LOWER AND SACRAL SPINE; MINIMUM OF 4 VIEWS | $342.00 | $855.00 | $104.35–$125.22 | 60% | — source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton, GA · (770) 836-9580 X-RAY OF LOWER AND SACRAL SPINE; MINIMUM OF 4 VIEWS | $342.00 | $855.00 | $104.35–$114.78 | 60% | — source file |
| Higgins General Hospital Bremen, GA · (770) 812-2000 X-RAY OF LOWER AND SACRAL SPINE; MINIMUM OF 4 VIEWS | $342.00 | $855.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Shepherd Center Northwest Atlanta, GA HC XR SPINE LUMBOSACRAL >=4V | $406.00 | $812.00 | $243.60–$730.80 | 50% | — source file |
| Piedmont Rockdale Conyers, GA · (770) 918-3000 HC Xr Spine Lumbosacral >=4v | $444.51 | $1,481.70 | $62.20–$1,111.28 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Mountainside Jasper, GA · (706) 692-2441 HC Xr Spine Lumbosacral >=4v | $444.51 | $1,481.70 | $96.07–$1,259.45 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Fayette Fayetteville, GA · (770) 719-7000 HC Xr Spine Lumbosacral >=4v | $444.51 | $1,481.70 | $62.20–$1,259.45 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Henry Stockbridge, GA · (678) 604-1000 HC Xr Spine Lumbosacral >=4v | $444.51 | $1,481.70 | $62.20–$1,259.45 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newnan Newnan, GA · (770) 400-2300 HC Xr Spine Lumbosacral >=4v | $444.51 | $1,481.70 | $62.20–$1,377.98 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Walton Monroe, GA · (770) 267-8461 HC Xr Spine Lumbosacral >=4v | $444.51 | $1,481.70 | $96.07–$1,333.53 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Eastside Snellville, GA · (770) 979-0200 HC Xr Spine Lumbosacral >=4v | $444.51 | $1,481.70 | $62.20–$1,333.53 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newton Covington, GA · (770) 786-7053 HC Xr Spine Lumbosacral >=4v | $444.51 | $1,481.70 | $62.20–$1,259.45 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (404) 605-5000 HC Xr Spine Lumbosacral >=4v | $444.51 | $1,481.70 | $62.20–$1,259.45 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville, GA · (770) 949-1500 Hc Xr Spine Lumbosacral 4 Plus Vw | $505.83 | $1,297.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp Warm Springs, GA Hc Xr Spine Lumbosacral 4 Plus Vw | $505.83 | $1,297.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp Warm Springs, GA Hc Xr Spine Lumbosacral 4 Plus Vw | $505.83 | $1,297.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram, GA · (470) 644-7000 Hc Xr Spine Lumbosacral 4 Plus Vw | $505.83 | $1,297.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram, GA · (470) 644-7000 Hc Xr Spine Lumbosacral 4 Plus Vw | $505.83 | $1,297.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell, GA · (770) 732-4000 Hc Xr Spine Lumbosacral 4 Plus Vw | $505.83 | $1,297.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell, GA · (770) 732-4000 Hc Xr Spine Lumbosacral 4 Plus Vw | $505.83 | $1,297.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell, GA · (770) 751-2500 Hc Xr Spine Lumbosacral 4 Plus Vw | $505.83 | $1,297.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell, GA · (770) 751-2500 Hc Xr Spine Lumbosacral 4 Plus Vw | $505.83 | $1,297.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin, GA · (770) 228-2721 Hc Xr Spine Lumbosacral 4 Plus Vw | $505.83 | $1,297.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin, GA · (770) 228-2721 Hc Xr Spine Lumbosacral 4 Plus Vw | $505.83 | $1,297.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson, GA · (770) 775-7861 Hc Xr Spine Lumbosacral 4 Plus Vw | $505.83 | $1,297.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson, GA · (770) 775-7861 Hc Xr Spine Lumbosacral 4 Plus Vw | $505.83 | $1,297.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta, GA Hc Xr Spine Lumbosacral 4 Plus Vw | $505.83 | $1,297.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta, GA Hc Xr Spine Lumbosacral 4 Plus Vw | $505.83 | $1,297.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GA · (770) 793-5000 Hc Xr Spine Lumbosacral 4 Plus Vw | $505.83 | $1,297.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GA · (770) 793-5000 Hc Xr Spine Lumbosacral 4 Plus Vw | $505.83 | $1,297.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville, GA · (770) 949-1500 Hc Xr Spine Lumbosacral 4 Plus Vw | $505.83 | $1,297.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Rehabilitation Hospital Atlanta, GA Hc X-Ray Lumbar Spine 4 Vw - Xr Lumbar Spine Complete 4+ Views | $561.00 | $561.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur, GA Hc X-Ray Lumbar Spine 4 Vw - Xr Lumbar Spine Complete 4+ Views | $561.00 | $561.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crawford Long Hospital Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc X-Ray Lumbar Spine 4 Vw - Xr Lumbar Spine Complete 4+ Views | $561.00 | $561.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc X-Ray Lumbar Spine 4 Vw - Xr Lumbar Spine Complete 4+ Views | $561.00 | $561.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc X-Ray Lumbar Spine 4 Vw - Xr Lumbar Spine Complete 4+ Views | $561.00 | $561.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc X-Ray Lumbar Spine 4 Vw - Xr Lumbar Spine Complete 4+ Views | $561.00 | $561.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc X-Ray Lumbar Spine 4 Vw - Xr Lumbar Spine Complete 4+ Views | $561.00 | $561.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc X-Ray Lumbar Spine 4 Vw - Xr Lumbar Spine Complete 4+ Views | $561.00 | $561.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Piedmont Cartersville Cartersville, GA · (470) 490-1000 HC Xr Spine Lumbosacral >=4v | $596.70 | $1,989.00 | $62.20–$1,790.10 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Arthur M. Blank Atlanta, GA X-Ray of Lower and Sacral Spine, Minimum of 4 Views | $799.00 | $799.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Atlanta, GA · (404) 785-5252 X-Ray of Lower and Sacral Spine, Minimum of 4 Views | $799.00 | $799.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Meridian Mark Atlanta, GA X-Ray of Lower and Sacral Spine, Minimum of 4 Views | $799.00 | $799.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Hughes Spalding Atlanta, GA X-Ray of Lower and Sacral Spine, Minimum of 4 Views | $2,019.00 | $2,019.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $104.00, median $505.83, highest $2,019.00 — a 19.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 28 facilities here, median $505.83. 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 12 of 15 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 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.