Mid back X-ray cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 42 hospitals publish a cash price for X-ray of the mid back (thoracic spine), 2 views: from $34.32 to $175.66, with a median of $69.96. The lowest price is at Erlanger Health (Chattanooga). The highest price is 5.1× 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 25, 2026.
Lowest$34.32Erlanger Health
Median$69.96half pay less
Highest$175.66in Tennessee
Lowest saves$35.64vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erlanger Health lowest Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA CHG RADEX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $34.32 | $65.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN X-RAY THORACIC SPINE 2 VW | $41.18 | $142.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN X-RAY THORACIC SPINE 2 VW | $41.18 | $142.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN X-RAY THORACIC SPINE 2 VW | $41.18 | $142.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell · Tazewell, TN XR SPINE THOR 2 VWS | $59.36 | $212.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Leconte Medical Center Sevierville · Sevierville, TN XR SPINE THORACIC 2V | $61.48 | $212.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Pikeville · Pikeville, TN HC Spine,Thoracic,2 Views | $61.85 | $214.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown · Morristown, TN XR SPINE THORACIC 2V | $63.60 | $212.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN XR SPINE THORACIC 2V | $63.60 | $212.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Hospital Sneedville · Sneedville, TN HC DX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $64.63 | $281.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC DX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $64.63 | $281.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC DX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $65.85 | $439.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC DX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $65.85 | $439.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC DX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $65.85 | $439.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC DX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $65.85 | $439.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC DX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $65.85 | $439.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC DX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $65.85 | $439.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC DX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $65.85 | $439.00 | — source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC DX SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $65.85 | $439.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville · Crossville, TN XR SPINE THORACIC 2V | $67.84 | $212.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City · Knoxville, TN XR SPINE THORACIC 2V | $69.96 | $212.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN XR SPINE THORACIC 2V | $69.96 | $212.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN XR SPINE THORACIC 2V | $69.96 | $212.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Roane County Medical Center Harriman · Knoxville, TN XR SPINE THORACIC 2V | $69.96 | $212.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN X-RAY THORACIC SPINE 2 VW | $76.68 | $142.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC XR SPINE THORACIC 2 VWS | $102.06 | $486.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC XR SPINE THORACIC 2 VWS | $102.06 | $486.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC XR SPINE THORACIC 2 VWS | $102.06 | $486.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN HC XR SPINE THORACIC 2 VWS | $107.40 | $537.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN XR SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $108.20 | $360.65 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN X R SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS | $108.20 | $360.65 | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC X-Ray Thoracic Spine 2 Vw - Xr Thoracic Spine 2 Views | $121.00 | $550.00 | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC X-Ray Thoracic Spine 2 Vw - Xr Thoracic Spine 2 Views | $121.00 | $550.00 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC X-Ray Thoracic Spine 2 Vw - Xr Thoracic Spine 2 Views | $121.00 | $550.00 | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC X-Ray Thoracic Spine 2 Vw - Xr Thoracic Spine 2 Views | $121.00 | $550.00 | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC X-Ray Thoracic Spine 2 Vw - Xr Thoracic Spine 2 Views | $127.16 | $578.00 | — source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN HC XR SPINE THORACIC 2 VWS | $127.65 | $555.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC XR SPINE THORACIC 2 VWS | $131.28 | $547.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville · McMinnville, TN XR T-SPINE 2 VIEWS | $136.07 | $453.55 | — source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital Smithville · Smithville, TN XR T-SPINE 2 VIEWS | $142.88 | $476.25 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta · Cookeville, TN XR T-SPINE 2 VIEWS | $142.88 | $476.25 | — source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY SP-T SPINE 2 VIEW DR | $175.66 | $905.39 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 9 | $102.06 | $121.00 |
| Knoxville, TN | 5 | $63.60 | $69.96 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $65.85 | $65.85 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $41.18 | $92.44 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $65.85 | $65.85 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $34.32 | $34.32 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $175.66 | $175.66 |
| Cookeville, TN | 1 | $142.88 | $142.88 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $67.84 | $67.84 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $65.85 | $65.85 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $127.65 | $127.65 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $64.63 | $64.63 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $136.07 | $136.07 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $63.60 | $63.60 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $61.85 | $61.85 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $142.88 | $142.88 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $64.63 | $64.63 |
| Sevierville, TN | 1 | $61.48 | $61.48 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $41.18 | $41.18 |
| Tazewell, TN | 1 | $59.36 | $59.36 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $41.18 | $41.18 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $107.40 | $107.40 |
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
- New York$230.76
- 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
- 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.