Scans and imaging CPT 72070 Illinois Outpatient

Mid back X-ray cost in Illinois

In Illinois, 107 hospitals publish a cash price for X-ray of the mid back (thoracic spine), 2 views: from $48.75 to $1,172.00, with a median of $366.00. The lowest price is at Community First Medical Center (Chicago). The highest price is 24.0× the lowest.

  • The median here, $366.00, is 32% above the US median of $278.20.
  • That is 3.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
  • Illinois ranks 43rd of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
  • 26 of 107 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

Illinois law (Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act, 210 ILCS 89): an uninsured Illinois resident with family income up to 600% of the federal poverty level (300% at rural and critical access hospitals) can apply for a discount that brings the bill down to about 135% of the hospital's cost; up to 200% (125% at rural hospitals) medically necessary care is free. A hospital may collect no more than 25% of family income in 12 months. Ask the billing office for the application. Other states' laws.

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 9, 2026. See them on a map

Lowest$48.75Community First Medical Center
Median$366.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,172.00in Illinois
Lowest saves$317.25vs the median

Hospitals in Illinois, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceFile date
Community First Medical Center lowest Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN X-ray of middle spine, 2 views $48.75 $97.50 Apr 1, 2026
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Blessing Hospital Quincy · Quincy, IL-MO CHG RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS $60.33 $100.54 Jun 8, 2026
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Heartland Regional Medical Center Marion · Marion-Herrin, IL HC XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEWS $62.52 $329.01 Feb 3, 2026
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Riverside Medical Center Kankakee · Kankakee, IL X-RAY OF MIDDLE SPINE; 2 VIEWS $63.89 $240.00 Mar 15, 2026
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Sarah D Culbertson Memorial Hospital Rushville · Rushville, IL X-ray of middle spine, 2 views $87.30 $97.00 May 26, 2026
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Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC SPINE THORACIC 2V $89.76 $272.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton · St. Louis, MO-IL THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEWS $89.90 $179.80 Feb 9, 2026
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Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City · St. Louis, MO-IL SP-T SPINE 2 VIEW CR $89.93 $149.88 Mar 30, 2026
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Salem Township Hospital Salem · Centralia, IL HC 72070 SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS $92.63 $231.57 Dec 3, 2025
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Humboldt Park Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN X-ray of middle spine, 2 views $93.49 $333.90 Sep 29, 2026
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Mercy Medical Center Aurora · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR THORACIC SPINE AP & LAT $111.00 $957.00 Sep 1, 2026
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Saint Francis Hospital Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC X-RAY THORACIC SPINE 2 VW $111.00 $272.00 Sep 1, 2026
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Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet Joliet · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN THORACIC SPINE AP & LAT $111.00 $979.00 Sep 1, 2026
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Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville · St. Louis, MO-IL THORACIC SPINE 2V - V $121.10 $173.00 Mar 21, 2026
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Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Spine Thoracic 2 Vw $124.45 $655.00 Mar 31, 2026
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MacNeal Hospital Berwyn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Spine Thoracic 2 Vw $124.45 $655.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC X-RAY THORACIC SPINE 2 VW $127.50 $510.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC X-RAY THORACIC SPINE 2 VW $127.50 $510.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hinsdale · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC X-RAY THORACIC SPINE 2 VW $127.50 $510.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange La Grange · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC X-RAY THORACIC SPINE 2 VW $127.50 $510.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MSI Thoracic Spine $127.86 $376.07 Mar 17, 2025
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Touchette Regional Hospital Cahokia Heights · St. Louis, MO-IL Radiologic examination, spine; thoracic, 2 views $128.34 $207.00 Apr 13, 2026
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FHN Memorial Hospital Freeport · Freeport, IL X-ray of middle spine, 2 views $140.80 $176.00 Jan 22, 2026
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Loyola University Medical Center Maywood · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Spine Thoracic 2 Vw $150.65 $655.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Hardin County General Hospital Rosiclare · Rosiclare, IL T SPINE 2 $167.40 $186.00 Aug 31, 2026
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John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEWS $187.60 $268.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Ferrell Hospital Community Foundation Eldorado · Eldorado, IL HC XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEWS $213.75 $285.00 Sep 22, 2026
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Hamilton Memorial Hospital McLeansboror · McLeansboror, IL HC THORACIC SPINE 2 VW $233.42 $259.35 Jun 11, 2026
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Morris Hospital Morris · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN X-ray of middle spine, 2 views $241.08 $1,002.00 Oct 27, 2026
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Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR Spine Thoracic 2 Views BCE $243.19 $715.27 Mar 17, 2025
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Morrison Community Hospital Morrison · Sterling, IL THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEWS $259.00 $259.00 Mar 13, 2026
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Deaconess Illinois Union County Hospital Anna · Anna, IL HC XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEWS $260.54 $704.16 Feb 3, 2026
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Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEW $262.50 $525.00 Nov 3, 2026
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Shriners Childrens - Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS $264.90 $264.90 Mar 19, 2026
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NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Spine Thoracic 2 Views $268.45 $413.00 Jan 1, 2025
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NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Spine Thoracic 2 Views $268.45 $413.00 Jan 1, 2025
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Midwest Medical Center Galena · Galena, IL XR Spine Thoracic 2 Views $271.27 $298.10 Sep 1, 2026
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Hshs Good Shepherd Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, IL HC XR T-SPINE 2V $274.32 $381.00 Mar 24, 2026
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Washington County Hospital Nashville · Nashville, IL HC THORACIC SPINE 2 VW $276.80 $346.00 Jun 1, 2026
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St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland · St. Louis, MO-IL HC XR T-SPINE 2V $286.56 $398.00 Mar 24, 2026
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Deaconess Illinois Crossroads Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon, IL HC XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEWS $288.02 $1,309.15 Feb 3, 2026
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Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEW $290.00 $580.00 Nov 3, 2026
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Hopedale Medical Complex Hopedale · Peoria, IL XR TSPINE 2VWS $302.74 $432.48 Apr 6, 2026
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Thomas H Boyd Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, IL X-ray of middle spine, 2 views $307.20 $384.00 Jul 7, 2026
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County of Clay Flora · Flora, IL HC THORACIC SPINE 2 VW $308.00 $308.00 May 7, 2026
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Anderson Hospital Maryville · St. Louis, MO-IL THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEWS $311.90 $623.80 Feb 6, 2026
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Mercyhealth Hospital & Medical Center - Harvard Harvard · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC XR THORACIC SPINE 2V $329.92 $439.90 Mar 1, 2026
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Illini Community Hospital Pittsfield · Pittsfield, IL HC X-RAY THORACIC SPINE 2 VW - XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEWS $336.45 $560.75 Jun 8, 2026
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Mercyhealth Crystal Lake Hospital & Medical Center Crystal Lake · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC XR THORACIC SPINE 2V $341.14 $454.86 Mar 1, 2026
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Trinity Rock Island Rock Island · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEWS $343.84 $429.80 Nov 4, 2026
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The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Radiologic Examination, Spine; Thoracic, 2 Views $352.00 $352.00 Apr 1, 2026
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St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese · St. Louis, MO-IL HC XR T-SPINE 2V $353.52 $491.00 Mar 24, 2026
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St Anthonys Memorial Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Mattoon · Charleston-Mattoon, IL HC XR T-SPINE 2V $363.60 $505.00 Mar 24, 2026
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Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hb X-Ray Exam Thorac Spine 2Vws $366.00 $366.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Hammond Henry Dist Hospital Geneseo · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL X-ray of middle spine, 2 views $368.10 $409.00 Jan 22, 2026
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Fairfield Memorial Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IL THORACIC SPINE 2VIEW $378.40 $473.00 Mar 24, 2026
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Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville · St. Louis, MO-IL HC XR T-SPINE 2V $385.92 $536.00 Mar 24, 2026
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St Francis Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Litchfield · Litchfield, IL HC XR T-SPINE 2V $386.64 $537.00 Mar 24, 2026
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Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEW $395.00 $790.00 Nov 6, 2026
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Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEW $395.00 $790.00 Nov 3, 2026
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Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEW $410.00 $820.00 Nov 3, 2026
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Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEW $410.00 $820.00 Nov 3, 2026
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Pana Community Hospital Pana · Taylorville, IL XR Spine Thoracic 2 Views $425.75 $425.75 Oct 27, 2026
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La Rabida Children's Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN THORACIC SPINE $428.53 $428.53 Apr 1, 2026
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St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon · St. Louis, MO-IL HC XR T-SPINE 2V $432.72 $601.00 Mar 24, 2026
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Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEW $435.00 $870.00 Nov 3, 2026
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Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEW $435.00 $870.00 Nov 3, 2026
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Jackson Park Hospital Foundation Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEWS $453.07 $566.34 Dec 26, 2025
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Crawford Memorial Hospital Robinson · Robinson, IL XR Spine Thoracic 2 Views $458.40 $573.00 Nov 12, 2025
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City of Clinton Clinton · Clinton, IL X-ray of middle spine, 2 views $464.30 $464.30 Oct 21, 2026
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Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEW $465.00 $930.00 Nov 3, 2026
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Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEW $465.00 $930.00 Nov 3, 2026
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Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB SPINE, THORACIC, 2 VIEWS $465.00 $465.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB SPINE, THORACIC, 2 VIEWS $465.00 $465.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Swedish Covenant Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB SPINE, THORACIC, 2 VIEWS $465.00 $465.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEW $490.00 $980.00 Nov 3, 2026
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Hoopeston Community Memorial Hospital Hoopeston · Danville, IL Thoracic Spine 2 Vw $515.00 $515.00 Apr 15, 2026
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Rochelle Community Hospital Rochelle · Rochelle, IL X-ray of middle spine, 2 views $532.00 $532.00 Sep 28, 2026
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St Marys Hospital Decatur of Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Decatur · Decatur, IL HC XR T-SPINE 2V $540.72 $751.00 Mar 25, 2026
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St Johns Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Springfield · Springfield, IL HC XR T-SPINE 2V $547.20 $760.00 Mar 24, 2026
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Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Radiologic Examination, Spine; Thoracic, 2 Views $555.00 $555.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN H XR SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS $621.60 $888.00 Sep 1, 2026
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Gibson Area Hospital Gibson City · Champaign-Urbana, IL XRAY Thoracic Spine 2V $627.00 $627.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Carle BroMenn Medical Center Normal · Bloomington, IL Thoracic Spine Xrays 2 Views $632.00 $632.00 Apr 15, 2026
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Carle Eureka Hospital Eureka · Peoria, IL Thoracic Spine Xrays 2 Views $632.00 $632.00 Apr 15, 2026
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Harrisburg Medical Center Harrisburg · Harrisburg, IL HC T Spine 2 $664.80 $831.00 Mar 4, 2026
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Herrin Hospital Herrin · Marion-Herrin, IL HC T Spine 2 $664.80 $831.00 Mar 4, 2026
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Memorial Hospital of Carbondale Carbondale · Carbondale, IL HC T Spine 2 $664.80 $831.00 Mar 4, 2026
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St Joseph Memorial Hospital Murphysboro · Carbondale, IL HC T Spine 2 $664.80 $831.00 Mar 4, 2026
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Jersey Community Hospital Jerseyville · St. Louis, MO-IL XR Spine Thoracic 2 Views $694.00 $694.00 Mar 10, 2026
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Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB X-Ray Exam Thorac Spine 2vws $697.90 $997.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB X-Ray Exam Thorac Spine 2vws $697.90 $997.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB X-Ray Exam Thorac Spine 2vws $697.90 $997.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB X-Ray Exam Thorac Spine 2vws $697.90 $997.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB X-Ray Exam Thorac Spine 2vws $697.90 $997.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB X-Ray Exam Thorac Spine 2vws $697.90 $997.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB X-Ray Exam Thorac Spine 2vws $697.90 $997.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB X-Ray Exam Thorac Spine 2vws $697.90 $997.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Rockford Memorial Hospital Rockford · Rockford, IL HC XR THORACIC SPINE 2V $700.44 $933.92 Mar 1, 2026
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Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Mattoon · Charleston-Mattoon, IL X-ray of middle spine, 2 views $709.00 $709.00 Jun 3, 2026
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Carle Health Pekin Hospital Pekin · Peoria, IL Thoracic Spine Xrays 2 Views $725.00 $725.00 Apr 15, 2026
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Methodist Medical Center of Illinois Peoria · Peoria, IL Thoracic Spine Xrays 2 Views $725.00 $725.00 Apr 15, 2026
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Proctor Community Hospital Peoria · Peoria, IL Thoracic Spine Xrays 2 Views $725.00 $725.00 Apr 15, 2026
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The Carle Foundation Hospital Urbana · Champaign-Urbana, IL Thoracic Spine Xrays 2 Views $840.00 $840.00 Apr 15, 2026
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Richland Memorial Hospital Olney · Olney, IL Thoracic Spine Xrays 2 Views $987.00 $987.00 Apr 15, 2026
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Edward Hospital Naperville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC RAD SPINE THORACIC TWO VIEWS $1,172.00 $1,172.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC RAD SPINE THORACIC TWO VIEWS $1,172.00 $1,172.00 Apr 1, 2026
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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 areaHospitalsLowestMedian
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN 52 $48.75 $380.50
St. Louis, MO-IL 10 $89.90 $299.23
Peoria, IL 5 $302.74 $725.00
Carbondale, IL 2 $664.80 $664.80
Champaign-Urbana, IL 2 $627.00 $733.50
Charleston-Mattoon, IL 2 $363.60 $536.30
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 2 $343.84 $355.97
Marion-Herrin, IL 2 $62.52 $363.66
Anna, IL 1 $260.54 $260.54
Bloomington, IL 1 $632.00 $632.00
Carrollton, IL 1 $307.20 $307.20
Clinton, IL 1 $464.30 $464.30
Centralia, IL 1 $92.63 $92.63
Danville, IL 1 $515.00 $515.00
Decatur, IL 1 $540.72 $540.72
Eldorado, IL 1 $213.75 $213.75
Fairfield, IL 1 $378.40 $378.40
Flora, IL 1 $308.00 $308.00
Freeport, IL 1 $140.80 $140.80
Galena, IL 1 $271.27 $271.27
Harrisburg, IL 1 $664.80 $664.80
Kankakee, IL 1 $63.89 $63.89
Litchfield, IL 1 $386.64 $386.64
McLeansboror, IL 1 $233.42 $233.42
Mount Vernon, IL 1 $288.02 $288.02
Nashville, IL 1 $276.80 $276.80
Olney, IL 1 $987.00 $987.00
Pittsfield, IL 1 $336.45 $336.45
Quincy, IL-MO 1 $60.33 $60.33
Robinson, IL 1 $458.40 $458.40
Rosiclare, IL 1 $167.40 $167.40
Rushville, IL 1 $87.30 $87.30
Rochelle, IL 1 $532.00 $532.00
Rockford, IL 1 $700.44 $700.44
Shelbyville, IL 1 $274.32 $274.32
Springfield, IL 1 $547.20 $547.20
Sterling, IL 1 $259.00 $259.00
Taylorville, IL 1 $425.75 $425.75
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

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.