Mid back X-ray cost in New York

In New York, 113 hospitals publish a cash price for X-ray of the mid back (thoracic spine), 2 views: from $30.65 to $2,089.00, with a median of $222.02. The lowest price is at Brookdale Hospital Medical Center (Brooklyn) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 68.2× the lowest.

• The median here, $222.02, is 20% below the US median of $278.20.
• That is 2.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
• New York ranks 12th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
• 33 of 113 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

New York law (Public Health Law §2807-k(9-a), as amended in October 2024): uninsured patients with income below 200% of the federal poverty level owe nothing for emergency and medically necessary hospital care; up to 400% they pay on a sliding scale of at most 10% or 20% of what Medicaid would pay. Emergency care is covered for New York residents, other care for people living in the hospital's service area; immigration status does not count. Ask for the Uniform Hospital Financial Assistance form. 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 12, 2026. See them on a map