Mid back X-ray cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 46 hospitals publish a cash price for X-ray of the mid back (thoracic spine), 2 views: from $62.00 to $2,154.71, with a median of $195.88. The lowest price is at Lakeland Community Hospital (Haleyville). The highest price is 34.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $195.88, is 30% below the US median of $278.20.
- That is 1.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Alabama ranks 9th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 14 of 46 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 72070. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 12, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$62.00Lakeland Community Hospital
Median$195.88half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,154.71in Alabama
Lowest saves$133.88vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Community Hospital lowest Haleyville · Haleyville, AL THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEWS | $62.00 | $265.85 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Monroeville · Monroeville, AL SPINE THORACIC AP AND LAT | $62.20 | $155.50 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Spine Thoracic 2vw Port | $64.00 | $265.00 | — source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL Dorsal Spine (2Views) | $72.00 | $120.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL SP-T SPINE 2 VIEW DR | $78.02 | $433.45 | Nov 23, 2024 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc X-Ray Thoracic Spine 2 Vw | $93.00 | $1,394.94 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville · Russellville, AL THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEWS | $94.90 | $365.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama Wedowee · Wedowee, AL X-RAY OF MIDDLE SPINE; 2 VIEWS | $108.00 | $270.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC X-RAY THORACIC SPINE 2 VW - XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEWS | $121.26 | $282.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC X-RAY THORACIC SPINE 2 VW - XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEWS | $121.26 | $282.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL XR Thorac Spine 2 Views 72070 AMB | $122.65 | $223.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Bibb Medical Center Centreville · Birmingham, AL SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $123.00 | $123.00 | Nov 1, 2025 source file |
| Troy Regional Medical Center Troy · Troy, AL THORACIC SPINE AP & LAT | $128.00 | $388.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL SP-T SPINE 2 VIEW DR | $128.02 | $1,422.42 | Nov 23, 2024 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL X-RAY OF MIDDLE SPINE; 2 VIEWS | $145.24 | $363.11 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Hale County Hospital Greensboro · Tuscaloosa, AL T-SPINE 2 VIEWS | $153.93 | $192.41 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL X-RAY OF MIDDLE SPINE; 2 VIEWS | $159.60 | $228.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Barbour Eufaula · Eufaula, AL-GA THORACIC SPINE 2 | $178.00 | $356.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer · Birmingham, AL Spine Thoracic Ap & Lat | $178.50 | $238.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL SP-T SPINE 2 VIEW DR | $179.97 | $1,199.83 | Nov 22, 2024 source file |
| Dch Regional Medical Center Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa, AL DORSAL SP PARTIAL | $188.38 | $376.75 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Fayette Medical Center Fayette · Fayette, AL DORSAL SP | $188.38 | $376.75 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center Cullman · Cullman, AL XR Spine Thoracic 2 Views | $192.23 | $358.33 | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center East Montgomery · Montgomery, AL F-DX THORACIC SPINE AP AND LAT | $199.53 | $332.55 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery · Montgomery, AL DX T- SPINE AP/LAT | $199.53 | $332.55 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler · Butler, AL HC SPINE THORACIC AP&LAT | $200.64 | $264.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC X-Ray Thoracic Spine 2 Vw - Xr Thoracic Spine 2 Views | $200.79 | $466.95 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC X-Ray Thoracic Spine 2 Vw - Xr Thoracic Spine 2 Views | $200.79 | $466.95 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL SP-T SPINE 2 VIEW DR | $202.50 | $1,350.00 | Nov 22, 2024 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL XR SPINE DORSAL THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $212.04 | $249.46 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL SP-T SPINE 2 VIEW DR | $298.35 | $2,486.28 | Nov 23, 2024 source file |
| Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre · Centre, AL HC DX THORACIC SPINE 2 VW | $314.50 | $629.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL SP-T SPINE 2 VIEW DR | $354.71 | $1,970.60 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay · Russellville, AL X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS | $434.00 | $434.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Athens Limestone Hospital Athens · Huntsville, AL X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS | $452.00 | $452.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne · Fort Payne, AL X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS | $452.00 | $452.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL XR-PORT SPINE,THORACIC, AP&LAT | $625.50 | $625.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville · Huntsville, AL X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS | $625.50 | $625.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Madison · Huntsville, AL X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS | $625.50 | $625.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville · Albertville, AL X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS | $625.50 | $625.50 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz · Albertville, AL X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS | $625.50 | $625.50 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Citizens Hospital Talladega · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Hb X-Ray Thoracic Spine 2 Vw - Xr Thoracic Spine 2 Views | $1,353.00 | $1,353.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb X-Ray Thoracic Spine 2 Vw - Xr Thoracic Spine 2 Views | $1,353.00 | $1,353.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster · Birmingham, AL Hb X-Ray Thoracic Spine 2 Vw - Xr Thoracic Spine 2 Views | $1,353.00 | $1,353.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper · Birmingham, AL Hb X-Ray Thoracic Spine 2 Vw - Xr Thoracic Spine 2 Views | $1,353.00 | $1,353.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb X-Ray Thoracic Spine 2 Vw - Xr Thoracic Spine 2 Views | $2,154.71 | $2,154.71 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 9 | $123.00 | $202.50 |
| Huntsville, AL | 4 | $354.71 | $538.75 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $625.50 | $625.50 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $145.24 | $162.60 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $93.00 | $195.68 |
| Montgomery, AL | 2 | $199.53 | $199.53 |
| Russellville, AL | 2 | $94.90 | $264.45 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 2 | $64.00 | $708.50 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 2 | $153.93 | $171.16 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $122.65 | $122.65 |
| Butler, AL | 1 | $200.64 | $200.64 |
| Centre, AL | 1 | $314.50 | $314.50 |
| Cullman, AL | 1 | $192.23 | $192.23 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $72.00 | $72.00 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $78.02 | $78.02 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $128.02 | $128.02 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 1 | $178.00 | $178.00 |
| Fayette, AL | 1 | $188.38 | $188.38 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $625.50 | $625.50 |
| Fort Payne, AL | 1 | $452.00 | $452.00 |
| Haleyville, AL | 1 | $62.00 | $62.00 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $121.26 | $121.26 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $62.20 | $62.20 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $212.04 | $212.04 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $159.60 | $159.60 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $128.00 | $128.00 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $108.00 | $108.00 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $121.26 | $121.26 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What mid back X-ray is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Mid back X-ray explained.
X-ray of the mid back (thoracic spine), 2 views in other states
- Alaska$429.78
- Arizona$236.95
- Arkansas$133.11
- California$462.02
- Colorado$311.68
- Connecticut$345.30
- Delaware$431.45
- District of Columbia$248.92, 3 hospitals
- Florida$641.07
- Georgia$266.97
- Hawaii$242.90
- Idaho$292.85
- Illinois$366.00
- Indiana$231.00
- Iowa$248.95
- Kansas$224.00
- Kentucky$315.00
- Louisiana$154.00
- Maine$225.92
- Maryland$198.28
- Massachusetts$360.97
- Michigan$184.00
- Minnesota$232.98
- Mississippi$129.50
- Missouri$251.88
- Montana$223.28
- Nebraska$331.50
- Nevada$336.00
- New Hampshire$290.00
- New Jersey$133.40
- New Mexico$294.50
- New York$222.02
- North Carolina$297.50
- North Dakota$152.00
- Ohio$302.25
- Oklahoma$210.05
- Oregon$302.30
- Pennsylvania$365.20
- Puerto Rico$62.25
- Rhode Island$261.00
- South Carolina$275.00
- South Dakota$369.10
- Tennessee$131.28
- Texas$403.23
- Utah$520.36
- Vermont$517.85
- Virginia$328.59
- Washington$317.25
- West Virginia$229.50
- Wisconsin$237.50
- Wyoming$356.25
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.