Scans and imaging CPT 72070 Pennsylvania Outpatient

Mid back X-ray cost in Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, 101 hospitals publish a cash price for X-ray of the mid back (thoracic spine), 2 views: from $89.20 to $1,287.00, with a median of $365.20. The lowest price is at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center (Johnstown). The highest price is 14.4× the lowest.

  • The median here, $365.20, is 31% above the US median of $278.20.
  • That is 3.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
  • Pennsylvania ranks 42nd of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
  • 10 of 101 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 11, 2026. See them on a map

Lowest$89.20Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
Median$365.20half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,287.00in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$276.00vs the median

Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceFile date
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center lowest Johnstown · Johnstown, PA Radiologic examination, spine; thoracic, 2 views $89.20 $223.00 Apr 15, 2026
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Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning · Pittsburgh, PA THORACIC SPINE 2 VWS $97.50 $325.00 Mar 2, 2026
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Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc X-Ray Thoracic Spine 2 Vw $102.00 $545.00 Sep 1, 2026
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Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington · Pittsburgh, PA THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEW $103.08 $112.20 Apr 24, 2026
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Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc X-Ray Thoracic Spine 2 Vw $106.00 $528.75 Sep 1, 2026
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Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA SP-T SPINE 2 VIEW DR $119.28 $497.00 Dec 1, 2024
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Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 72070 X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS Tech $127.09 $532.00 Mar 27, 2026
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UPMC Altoona Altoona · Altoona, PA SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS $130.20 $217.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Indiana Regional Medical Center Indiana · Indiana, PA XR Spine Thoracic 2 Views $133.20 $370.00 Feb 24, 2026
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UPMC Kane Kane · Bradford, PA XR THORACIC AP / LAT $134.40 $224.00 Jul 16, 2026
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St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA 72070 Spine Thoracic Anter Post Lateral $138.37 $532.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Clarion Hospital Clarion · Clarion, PA Spine Xray Dorsal 2V $140.00 $250.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA PORTABLE THORACIC SP 2 VIEW $147.00 $245.00 Feb 2, 2026
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Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 72070 X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS Tech $154.23 $532.00 Mar 27, 2026
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UPMC Northwest Seneca · Oil City, PA SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS $154.80 $258.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant · Pittsburgh, PA XR THORACIC AP LAT $157.20 $262.00 Dec 17, 2025
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Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe · Pittsburgh, PA XR THORACIC AP LAT $157.20 $262.00 Dec 17, 2025
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Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg · Pittsburgh, PA XR THORACIC AP LAT $157.20 $262.00 Dec 17, 2025
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Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS $162.50 $325.00 Jul 9, 2026
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Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Xr Thoracic Spine 2 Views $165.10 $254.00 Mar 31, 2026
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UPMC Cole Coudersport · Coudersport, PA DORSAL SPINE AP & LAT $165.60 $276.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 72070 X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS Tech $167.42 $532.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber Windber · Somerset, PA SPINE THOR 2 VIEWS $174.46 $205.25 Feb 25, 2026
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Butler Memorial Hospital Butler · Pittsburgh, PA Spine Xray Dorsal 2V $175.00 $250.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 72070 Spine Thoracic Anter Post Lateral $176.25 $532.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Thoracic Spine Portable - 821 $194.44 $324.06 Sep 21, 2026
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Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg · Gettysburg, PA X-Ray of Middle Spine, 2 Views $200.00 $250.00 Jan 1, 2026
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WellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA X-Ray of Middle Spine, 2 Views $200.00 $250.00 Jan 1, 2026
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York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA X-Ray of Middle Spine, 2 Views $200.00 $250.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Mount Nittany Health State College · State College, PA THORACIC SPINE TWO VIEW $203.40 $452.00 Jan 1, 2026
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UPMC Greene Waynesburg · Waynesburg, PA DORSAL 2 VIEWS $206.78 $295.40 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Washington Washington · Pittsburgh, PA DORSAL 2 VIEWS $206.78 $295.40 Mar 6, 2026
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Meadville Medical Center Meadville · Meadville, PA X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS $214.20 $357.00 Sep 11, 2026
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Warren General Hospital Warren · Warren, PA THORACIC SP.AP/LAT $218.00 $218.00 Sep 24, 2026
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UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEWS $262.80 $438.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEWS $262.80 $438.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEWS $262.80 $438.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA HC THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEWS $262.80 $438.00 Oct 28, 2026
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UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEWS $262.80 $438.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEWS $262.80 $438.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS $279.50 $279.50 Mar 19, 2026
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Moses Taylor Hospital Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA SP-T SPINE 2 VIEW DR $314.01 $1,163.00 Dec 2, 2024
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Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA SP-T SPINE 2 VIEW DR $314.01 $1,163.00 Dec 2, 2024
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St Mary Medical Center Langhorne · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Xr Thoracic Spine 2 Views $332.80 $512.00 Mar 31, 2026
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UPMC Hamot Erie · Erie, PA SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS $349.20 $582.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA Thoracic Spine 2 View $349.60 $437.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Xr Thoracic Spine Ap&Lateral Only $360.40 $901.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Xr Thoracic Spine Ap&Lateral Only $360.40 $901.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Xr Thoracic Spine Ap&Lateral Only $360.40 $901.00 Apr 1, 2026
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The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Xr Thoracic Spine Ap&Lateral Only $360.40 $901.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA Thoracic Spine 2 View $365.20 $456.50 Mar 31, 2026
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Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Xr Thoracic Spine 2 Views $400.40 $616.00 Mar 31, 2026
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UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS $405.00 $675.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights · Pittsburgh, PA HC XR SPINE THOR 2V $405.79 $527.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg · Pittsburgh, PA HC XR SPINE THOR 2V $411.06 $527.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Forbes Hospital Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA HC XR SPINE THOR 2V $411.06 $527.00 Oct 28, 2026
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UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS $419.40 $699.00 Mar 7, 2026
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Geisinger Community Medical Center Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA HC XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEWS $420.50 $841.00 Jul 1, 2026
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UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS $424.20 $707.00 Mar 6, 2026
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West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC XR SPINE THOR 2V $427.05 $585.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Grove City Medical Center Grove City · Hermitage, PA HC XR SPINE THOR 2V $428.12 $556.00 Oct 28, 2026
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UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS $436.20 $727.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC XR SPINE THOR 2V $444.60 $585.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills · Pittsburgh, PA HC XR SPINE THOR 2V $450.36 $556.00 Oct 28, 2026
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UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS $456.60 $761.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS $469.80 $783.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS $469.80 $783.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS $478.80 $798.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale · Honesdale, PA SPINE THORACIC AP & LAT $480.90 $687.00 Sep 16, 2026
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Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg · Chambersburg, PA X-Ray of Middle Spine, 2 Views $504.00 $630.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata · Lancaster, PA X-Ray of Middle Spine, 2 Views $504.00 $630.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, PA X-Ray of Middle Spine, 2 Views $504.00 $630.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro · Chambersburg, PA X-Ray of Middle Spine, 2 Views $504.00 $630.00 Jan 1, 2026
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UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS $507.60 $846.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Sharon Regional Medical Center Sharon · Hermitage, PA X-RAY EXAM THORACIC SPINE 2 VW $517.94 $517.94 Jul 4, 2024
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Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA Thoracic Spine 2 View $542.05 $677.56 Mar 31, 2026
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Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg · Lewisburg, PA X-Ray of Middle Spine, 2 Views $588.40 $735.50 Jan 1, 2026
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UPMC Muncy Muncy · Williamsport, PA SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS $642.00 $1,070.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS $642.00 $1,070.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS $642.00 $1,070.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS $686.40 $1,144.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Geisinger St Luke's Hospital - Orwigsburg Campus Orwigsburg · Pottsville, PA HB X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS $770.40 $856.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus Coaldale · Pottsville, PA HB X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS $770.40 $856.00 Feb 27, 2026
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Highlands Hospital Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA T-SPINE 2 VIEWS $772.20 $1,287.00 Feb 2, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Allentown Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS $776.88 $936.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS $776.88 $936.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Bethlehem Campus Bethlehem · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS $776.88 $936.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS $776.88 $936.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS $776.88 $936.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Lehighton Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS $776.88 $936.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus Stroudsburg · East Stroudsburg, PA HB X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS $776.88 $936.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Sacred Heart Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS $776.88 $936.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS $792.00 $880.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS $792.00 $880.00 Feb 26, 2026
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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Xr Spine,Thoracic,2 Views $1,218.24 $1,218.24 Dec 31, 2025
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Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA XR Spine Thoracic 2 Views $1,287.00 $1,287.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Clearfield Clearfield · DuBois, PA XR Spine Thoracic 2 Views $1,287.00 $1,287.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA XR Spine Thoracic 2 Views $1,287.00 $1,287.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA XR Spine Thoracic 2 Views $1,287.00 $1,287.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA XR Spine Thoracic 2 Views $1,287.00 $1,287.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA XR Spine Thoracic 2 Views $1,287.00 $1,287.00 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
Pittsburgh, PA 25 $97.50 $411.06
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 14 $102.00 $360.40
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 7 $776.88 $776.88
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 5 $127.09 $176.25
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 4 $119.28 $314.01
York-Hanover, PA 4 $200.00 $231.40
Hermitage, PA 3 $428.12 $507.60
Lancaster, PA 3 $154.23 $262.80
Sayre, PA 3 $349.60 $365.20
Altoona, PA 2 $130.20 $708.60
Chambersburg, PA 2 $504.00 $504.00
DuBois, PA 2 $1,287.00 $1,287.00
Pottsville, PA 2 $770.40 $770.40
Somerset, PA 2 $174.46 $218.63
Williamsport, PA 2 $642.00 $642.00
Brookville, PA 1 $1,287.00 $1,287.00
Bradford, PA 1 $134.40 $134.40
Clarion, PA 1 $140.00 $140.00
Coudersport, PA 1 $165.60 $165.60
East Stroudsburg, PA 1 $776.88 $776.88
Erie, PA 1 $349.20 $349.20
Gettysburg, PA 1 $200.00 $200.00
Honesdale, PA 1 $480.90 $480.90
Huntingdon, PA 1 $1,287.00 $1,287.00
Indiana, PA 1 $133.20 $133.20
Johnstown, PA 1 $89.20 $89.20
Lebanon, PA 1 $504.00 $504.00
Lewisburg, PA 1 $588.40 $588.40
Meadville, PA 1 $214.20 $214.20
Oil City, PA 1 $154.80 $154.80
Reading, PA 1 $138.37 $138.37
St. Marys, PA 1 $1,287.00 $1,287.00
State College, PA 1 $203.40 $203.40
Waynesburg, PA 1 $206.78 $206.78
Wellsboro, PA 1 $642.00 $642.00
Warren, PA 1 $218.00 $218.00
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.