Mid back X-ray cost in New York
In New York, 63 hospitals publish a cash price for X-ray of the mid back (thoracic spine), 2 views: from $29.00 to $890.57, with a median of $230.76. The lowest price is at Elizabethtown Community Hospital (Elizabethtown). The highest price is 30.7× the lowest.
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 Sep 24, 2026.
Lowest$29.00Elizabethtown Community Hospital
Median$230.76half pay less
Highest$890.57in New York
Lowest saves$201.76vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabethtown Community Hospital lowest Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NY CHG RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $29.00 | $29.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ X-RAY SPINE,TORACIC 2 VIEWS | $30.00 | $30.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. James Hospital Hornell · Corning, NY CHG RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $36.37 | $61.00 | — source file |
| St. Barnabas Hospital Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $38.48 | $141.23 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC RADEX SPI THOR 2 VIEWS | $54.37 | $286.18 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC RADEX SPI THOR 2 VIEWS | $54.37 | $286.18 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC RADEX SPI THOR 2 VIEWS | $54.37 | $286.18 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Radex Spine Thoracic 2 Views | $60.00 | $60.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Radex Spine Thoracic 2 Views|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $60.00 | $60.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS | $67.13 | — | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center Elmira · Elmira, NY HC X-Ray Thoracic Spine 2 Vw - Xr Thoracic Spine 2 Views | $67.52 | $337.60 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital Bath · Corning, NY HC X-Ray Thoracic Spine 2 Vw - Xr Thoracic Spine 2 Views | $67.52 | $337.60 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Campus Elmira · Elmira, NY HC X-Ray Thoracic Spine 2 Vw - Xr Thoracic Spine 2 Views | $67.52 | $337.60 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Ithaca · Ithaca, NY HC X-Ray Thoracic Spine 2 Vw - Xr Thoracic Spine 2 Views | $68.25 | $341.25 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Schuyler Hospital Montour Falls · Montour Falls, NY HC X-Ray Thoracic Spine 2 Vw - Xr Thoracic Spine 2 Views | $78.33 | $391.65 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC RADEX SPI THOR 2 VIEWS | $81.90 | $431.03 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY CHG RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $82.50 | $165.00 | — source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS | $89.60 | $128.00 | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY PR Xr Thoracic Spine 2 Views | $91.29 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville · Rochester, NY CHG RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $102.56 | $172.00 | — source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $106.81 | $96.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $106.81 | $98.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $106.81 | $97.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY X-ray exam thorac spine 2vws | $124.09 | — | — source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION, SPINE; THORACIC, 2 VIEWS | $125.84 | $422.75 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION, SPINE; THORACIC, 2 VIEWS | $125.84 | $328.38 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION, SPINE; THORACIC, 2 VIEWS | $125.84 | $328.38 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $159.60 | $266.00 | — source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua · Rochester, NY HB Radex Spine Thoracic 2 Views | $173.00 | — | — source file |
| Crouse Hospital Syracuse · Syracuse, NY 72070 RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS_01 | $186.00 | $186.00 | — source file |
| Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp Wellsville · Wellsville, NY HB Radex Spine Thoracic 2 Views | $202.00 | — | — source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Spine Thoracic 2 Views | $230.76 | $230.76 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Helen Hayes Hospital West Haverstraw · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ SPINE THORACIC AP & LAT | $232.00 | $232.00 | — source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $234.98 | $361.51 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse · Syracuse, NY HC Xr Thoracic Spine 2 Views | $236.60 | $364.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS | $254.00 | $254.00 | — source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS | $254.00 | $254.00 | — source file |
| Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $261.14 | $401.75 | — source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs · Rochester, NY HC RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $275.16 | $423.33 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $275.16 | $423.33 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $275.16 | $423.33 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia · Batavia, NY HC RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $275.16 | $423.33 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Xr Thoracic Spine 2 Views | $278.20 | $428.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sunnyview Rehab Hospital Schenectady · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Xr Thoracic Spine 2 Views | $278.20 | $428.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Slhs Massena Massena · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $288.20 | $443.39 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC Pbb Xray Thoracic Spine 2 Views | $291.00 | $291.00 | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC Pbb Xray Thoracic Spine 2 Views | $291.00 | $291.00 | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC Pbb Xray Thoracic Spine 2 Views | $291.00 | $291.00 | — source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester · Rochester, NY HC RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $338.66 | $423.33 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY CHG RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $342.00 | $342.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital Westfield · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY HC XR SPINE THOR 2V | $342.42 | $439.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Alice Hyde Medical Center Malone · Malone, NY HC - RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $345.00 | $345.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY Thoracic Spine 2 View | $347.61 | $434.51 | — source file |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS | $392.70 | $462.00 | — source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY Thoracic Spine 2 View | $556.59 | $695.74 | — source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Xray Spine Thoracic 2 Views | $558.00 | $620.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Xray Spine Thoracic 2 Views | $558.00 | $620.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Xray Spine Thoracic 2 Views | $558.00 | $620.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Xray Spine Thoracic 2 Views | $558.00 | $620.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Xray Spine Thoracic 2 Views | $558.00 | $620.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS | $580.95 | $580.95 | — source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ X-RAY OF MIDDLE SPINE; 2 VIEWS | $625.00 | $625.00 | — source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ X-RAY OF MIDDLE SPINE; 2 VIEWS | $890.57 | $890.57 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 27 | $30.00 | $125.84 |
| Rochester, NY | 8 | $82.50 | $224.08 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 5 | $67.13 | $291.00 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 3 | $91.29 | $278.20 |
| Corning, NY | 3 | $36.37 | $67.52 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 3 | $234.98 | $261.14 |
| Elmira, NY | 2 | $67.52 | $67.52 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 2 | $159.60 | $251.01 |
| Syracuse, NY | 2 | $186.00 | $211.30 |
| Batavia, NY | 1 | $275.16 | $275.16 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $347.61 | $347.61 |
| Elizabethtown, NY | 1 | $29.00 | $29.00 |
| Ithaca, NY | 1 | $68.25 | $68.25 |
| Malone, NY | 1 | $345.00 | $345.00 |
| Montour Falls, NY | 1 | $78.33 | $78.33 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $342.00 | $342.00 |
| Wellsville, NY | 1 | $202.00 | $202.00 |
What it is
A thoracic spine X-ray shows the bones of the mid back. It is used after injuries and to look for compression fractures, which are common with osteoporosis.
What the price covers
The price usually covers taking the images. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately.
X-ray of the mid back (thoracic spine), 2 views in other states
- Alabama$490.11
- Alaska$429.78
- Arizona$178.35
- Arkansas$210.28
- California$358.20
- Colorado$301.22
- Connecticut$256.93
- Delaware$431.45
- Florida$483.60
- Georgia$324.48
- Hawaii$236.40
- Idaho$441.00
- Illinois$364.80
- Indiana$238.20
- Iowa$130.65
- Kansas$247.80
- Kentucky$646.65
- Louisiana$149.24
- Maine$232.32
- Maryland$180.55
- Massachusetts$309.15
- Michigan$174.50
- Minnesota$180.24
- Mississippi$123.36
- Missouri$249.60
- Montana$212.40
- Nebraska$193.66
- Nevada$195.86
- New Hampshire$258.03
- New Jersey$128.80
- New Mexico$156.66
- North Carolina$269.53
- North Dakota$154.28
- Ohio$293.39
- Oklahoma$148.46
- Oregon$273.75
- Pennsylvania$360.40
- Puerto Rico$62.25
- Rhode Island$200.80
- South Carolina$187.50
- South Dakota$400.80
- Tennessee$69.96
- Texas$403.23
- Utah$214.27
- Vermont$517.85
- Virginia$322.50
- Washington$274.60
- West Virginia$217.50
- Wisconsin$190.20
- Wyoming$260.34
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.