Scans and imaging CPT 72070 Wisconsin Outpatient

Mid back X-ray cost in Wisconsin

In Wisconsin, 103 hospitals publish a cash price for X-ray of the mid back (thoracic spine), 2 views: from $80.11 to $675.90, with a median of $237.50. The lowest price is at Mercyhealth Hospital & Trauma Center (Janesville). The highest price is 8.4× the lowest.

  • The median here, $237.50, is 15% below the US median of $278.20.
  • That is 2.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
  • Wisconsin ranks 20th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
  • 4 of 103 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$80.11Mercyhealth Hospital & Trauma Center
Median$237.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$675.90in Wisconsin
Lowest saves$157.39vs the median

Hospitals in Wisconsin, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceFile date
Mercyhealth Hospital & Trauma Center lowest Janesville · Janesville-Beloit, WI HC PBB PR X-RAY THORACIC SPINE 2 VW $80.11 $106.81 Mar 1, 2026
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Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS $94.62 $166.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus Appleton · Appleton, WI HC X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS $94.62 $166.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield Marshfield · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI XR SPINE THORACIC 2 VWS-PROF $96.90 $102.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Hudson Hospital Hudson · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI X-ray; spine $123.60 $274.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Fort Memorial Hospital Fort Atkinson · Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI XR Spine Thoracic 2 Views $130.88 $409.00 Jun 17, 2026
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Saint Croix Regional Medical Center Saint Croix Falls · Saint Croix Falls, WI HCHG RAD XRAY SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS PORTABLE $133.69 $243.08 Apr 10, 2026
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Ascension All Saints Hospital - Wisconsin Avenue Campus Racine · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI HC X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS $135.15 $255.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ascension All Saints Hospital- Spring Street Campus Racine · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI HC X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS $135.15 $255.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS $135.15 $255.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - Elmbrook Campus Brookfield · Brookfield, WI HC X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS $135.15 $255.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - Franklin Campus Franklin · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS $135.15 $255.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ascension St. Francis Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS $135.15 $255.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS $135.15 $255.00 Jan 1, 2026
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River Falls Area Hospital River Falls · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD XRAY SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS $139.33 $248.80 Jun 15, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin Berlin · Berlin, WI X-RAY DORSAL SPINE 2 VW $145.77 $260.30 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-OSP Appleton · Appleton, WI X-RAY DORSAL SPINE 2 VW $145.77 $260.30 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI X-RAY DORSAL SPINE 2 VW $145.77 $260.30 Aug 7, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Fond Du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI X-RAY DORSAL SPINE 2 VW $145.77 $260.30 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI X-RAY DORSAL SPINE 2 VW $145.77 $260.30 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-New London New London · New London, WI X-RAY DORSAL SPINE 2 VW $145.77 $260.30 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI X-RAY DORSAL SPINE 2 VW $145.77 $260.30 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Shawano Shawano · Shawano, WI X-RAY DORSAL SPINE 2 VW $145.77 $260.30 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca · Waupaca, WI X-RAY DORSAL SPINE 2 VW $145.77 $260.30 Aug 8, 2026
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose · Wild Rose, WI X-RAY DORSAL SPINE 2 VW $145.77 $260.30 Aug 8, 2026
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Amery Hospital East Amery · East Amery, WI X-ray; spine $147.56 $283.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Bellin Health Oconto Hospital Oconto · Green Bay, WI HCHG 72070 SPINE DORSAL AP+LAT (2VW) $157.42 $340.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS $166.95 $315.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus Mequon · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS $166.95 $315.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HBC THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEWS $174.35 $317.00 Mar 23, 2026
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Beloit Memorial Hospital Beloit · Janesville-Beloit, WI XR Spine Thoracic 2 Views $177.90 $593.00 Oct 12, 2026
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Bellin Memorial Health Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HCHG 72070 SPINE DORSAL AP+LAT (2VW) $187.52 $405.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics Whitehall · Whitehall, WI HCHG 72070 SPINE DORSAL AP+LAT (2VW) $190.20 $300.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Westfields Hospital New Richmond · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI X-ray; spine $201.46 $383.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton · Appleton, WI HC X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS $204.06 $358.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage · Madison, WI Thoracic/Dorsal Spine,2 Views $208.65 $321.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River · Eagle River, WI Thoracic/Dorsal Spine,2 Views $208.65 $321.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Langlade Hospital Antigo · Antigo, WI Thoracic/Dorsal Spine,2 Views $208.65 $321.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Medford Hospital Medford · Medford, WI Thoracic/Dorsal Spine,2 Views $208.65 $321.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill · Merrill, WI Thoracic/Dorsal Spine,2 Views $208.65 $321.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Plover Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Thoracic/Dorsal Spine,2 Views $208.65 $321.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander · Rhinelander, WI Thoracic/Dorsal Spine,2 Views $208.65 $321.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley · Eau Claire, WI Thoracic/Dorsal Spine,2 Views $208.65 $321.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Thoracic/Dorsal Spine,2 Views $208.65 $321.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk · Tomahawk, WI Thoracic/Dorsal Spine,2 Views $208.65 $321.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau · Wausau, WI Thoracic/Dorsal Spine,2 Views $208.65 $321.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI Thoracic/Dorsal Spine,2 Views $208.65 $321.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff · Woodruff, WI Thoracic/Dorsal Spine,2 Views $208.65 $321.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Tomah Memorial Hospital Tomah · Sparta, WI X-ray of middle spine, 2 views $224.25 $390.00 Oct 28, 2026
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OakLeaf Surgical Hospital Altoona · Eau Claire, WI X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS $225.17 $250.19 Feb 19, 2026
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Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics Friendship · Friendship, WI HCHG 72070 SPINE DORSAL AP+LAT (2VW) $225.55 $444.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Ladysmith Ladysmith · Ladysmith, WI XR SPINE THORACIC 2 VWS-PROF $237.50 $250.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Southwest Health Center Platteville · Platteville, WI HC THORACIC SPINE 2 VW $243.00 $324.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEW $245.00 $490.00 Nov 5, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire Eau Claire · Eau Claire, WI XR SPINE THORACIC 2 VWS-PROF $249.85 $263.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics Hillsboro · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HCHG 72070 SPINE DORSAL AP+LAT (2VW) $255.11 $485.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior · Duluth, MN-WI XRAY THORACIC SPINE 2 VWS $260.87 $353.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - River Region at Stevens Point Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI XR SPINE THORACIC 2 VWS-PROF $263.15 $277.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEW $277.50 $555.00 Nov 5, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEW $277.50 $555.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Fox Valley Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HBC FV XRAY DORSAL SPINE 2 VW $281.33 $511.50 Mar 24, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua Minocqua · Minocqua, WI XR SPINE THORACIC 2 VWS-PROF $282.15 $297.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc Two Rivers · Manitowoc, WI XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEW $282.50 $565.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEW $285.00 $570.00 Nov 6, 2026
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Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Elkhorn · Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEW $290.00 $580.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Burlington Burlington · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEW $290.00 $580.00 Nov 6, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEW $292.50 $585.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Weston Weston · Wausau, WI XR SPINE THORACIC 2 VWS-PROF $299.25 $315.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Stoughton Hospital Stoughton · Madison, WI X-ray of middle spine, 2 views $308.55 $561.00 Jun 11, 2026
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Memorial Hospital of Boscobel Boscobel · Platteville, WI HCHG 72070 SPINE DORSAL AP+LAT (2VW) $314.67 $611.00 Jun 27, 2026
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Indianhead Medical Center Shell Lake · Shell Lake, WI XR SPINE THORACIC 2 VIEWS $317.86 $397.33 Apr 1, 2026
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Black River Memorial Hospital Black River Falls · Black River Falls, WI XR Spine Thoracic 2 Views $324.90 $361.00 Jan 8, 2026
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Aurora BayCare Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEW $327.50 $655.00 Nov 4, 2026
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St Nicholas Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI HC XR T-SPINE 2V $329.34 $499.00 Mar 24, 2026
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St Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Green Bay · Green Bay, WI X-RAY EXAM THORAC SPINE 2VWS $329.34 $499.00 Mar 24, 2026
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St Clare Memorial Hospital Oconto Falls · Green Bay, WI HC XR T-SPINE 2V $329.34 $499.00 Mar 24, 2026
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St Marys Hospital Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HC XR T-SPINE 2V $329.34 $499.00 Mar 24, 2026
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Grant Regional Health Center Lancaster · Platteville, WI X-ray of middle spine, 2 views $341.90 $526.00 Sep 18, 2026
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Mercyhealth Hospital & Medical Center - Walworth Lake Geneva · Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI HC XR THORACIC SPINE 2V $353.69 $471.59 Mar 1, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEW $355.00 $710.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEW $365.00 $730.00 Nov 6, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEW $365.00 $730.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam Beaver Dam · Beaver Dam, WI XR SPINE THORACIC 2 VWS-PROF $397.10 $418.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Sauk Prairie Healthcare Prairie Du Sac · Baraboo, WI SPINE THORACIC 2 VW $403.42 $737.50 Jan 29, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake Rice Lake · Rice Lake, WI XR SPINE THORACIC 2 VWS-PROF $408.50 $430.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette · Marinette, WI-MI XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEW $410.00 $820.00 Nov 4, 2026
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Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEW $420.00 $840.00 Nov 5, 2026
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AdventHealth Durand Durand · Durand, WI HC X-RAY THORACIC SPINE 2 VW $422.77 $422.77 Apr 1, 2026
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Cumberland Memorial Hospital Cumberland · Rice Lake, WI THORACIC; 2 VIEWS,TC $435.55 $435.55 Apr 16, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Park Falls Park Falls · Park Falls, WI XR SPINE THORACIC 2 VWS-PROF $464.55 $489.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Aurora St Lukes Medical Center Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEW $467.50 $935.00 Nov 5, 2026
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Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEW $467.50 $935.00 Nov 5, 2026
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Aurora St. Luke's South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Cudahy · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI XR THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEW $467.50 $935.00 Nov 6, 2026
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Edgerton Hospital and Health Services Edgerton · Janesville-Beloit, WI HC THORACIC SPINE 2 VW $483.26 $662.00 Jul 19, 2026
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Crossing Rivers Health Medical Center Prairie Du Chien · Prairie Du Chien, WI X-ray of middle spine, 2 views $488.00 $488.00 Oct 22, 2026
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Vernon Memorial Healthcare Viroqua · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HCHG 72070 SPINE DORSAL AP+LAT (2VW) $492.00 $492.00 Nov 21, 2025
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Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville Neillsville · Neillsville, WI XR SPINE THORACIC 2 VWS-PROF $526.30 $554.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Froedtert Pleasant Prairie Hospital Pleasant Prairie · Kenosha, WI X-Ray of Middle Spine, 2 Views $550.33 $733.78 Jul 1, 2026
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Burnett Medical Center Grantsburg · Grantsburg, WI X-ray of middle spine, 2 views $565.60 $707.00 Oct 2, 2026
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UnityPoint Health - Meriter Madison · Madison, WI HC THORACIC SPINE 2 VIEWS $601.04 $751.29 Jan 28, 2026
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Tamarack Health Hayward Medical Center Hayward · Hayward, WI Xray Thoracic Spine 2 Vws $602.38 $634.08 Jan 26, 2026
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Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center Ashland · Ashland, WI Xray Thoracic Spine 2 Vws $633.76 $667.12 Jan 26, 2026
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Spooner Health System Spooner · Spooner, WI XRAY THORACIC SPINE 2 VWS $675.90 $751.00 Jul 20, 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
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 15 $135.15 $245.00
Green Bay, WI 6 $157.42 $328.42
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 5 $94.62 $145.77
Appleton, WI 4 $94.62 $145.77
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI 4 $135.15 $212.58
Eau Claire, WI 3 $208.65 $225.17
Janesville-Beloit, WI 3 $80.11 $177.90
Madison, WI 3 $208.65 $308.55
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 3 $123.60 $139.33
Platteville, WI 3 $243.00 $314.67
Stevens Point-Plover, WI 3 $208.65 $208.65
Fond du Lac, WI 2 $145.77 $211.64
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 2 $255.11 $373.56
Rice Lake, WI 2 $408.50 $422.02
Sheboygan, WI 2 $292.50 $310.92
Wausau, WI 2 $208.65 $253.95
Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI 2 $290.00 $321.84
Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI 2 $96.90 $152.78
Antigo, WI 1 $208.65 $208.65
Ashland, WI 1 $633.76 $633.76
Berlin, WI 1 $145.77 $145.77
Black River Falls, WI 1 $324.90 $324.90
Brookfield, WI 1 $135.15 $135.15
Baraboo, WI 1 $403.42 $403.42
Beaver Dam, WI 1 $397.10 $397.10
Durand, WI 1 $422.77 $422.77
Duluth, MN-WI 1 $260.87 $260.87
Eagle River, WI 1 $208.65 $208.65
East Amery, WI 1 $147.56 $147.56
Friendship, WI 1 $225.55 $225.55
Grantsburg, WI 1 $565.60 $565.60
Hayward, WI 1 $602.38 $602.38
Kenosha, WI 1 $550.33 $550.33
Ladysmith, WI 1 $237.50 $237.50
Medford, WI 1 $208.65 $208.65
Merrill, WI 1 $208.65 $208.65
Minocqua, WI 1 $282.15 $282.15
Manitowoc, WI 1 $282.50 $282.50
Marinette, WI-MI 1 $410.00 $410.00
Neillsville, WI 1 $526.30 $526.30
New London, WI 1 $145.77 $145.77
Park Falls, WI 1 $464.55 $464.55
Prairie Du Chien, WI 1 $488.00 $488.00
Rhinelander, WI 1 $208.65 $208.65
Saint Croix Falls, WI 1 $133.69 $133.69
Shell Lake, WI 1 $317.86 $317.86
Spooner, WI 1 $675.90 $675.90
Shawano, WI 1 $145.77 $145.77
Sparta, WI 1 $224.25 $224.25
Tomahawk, WI 1 $208.65 $208.65
Waupaca, WI 1 $145.77 $145.77
Whitehall, WI 1 $190.20 $190.20
Wild Rose, WI 1 $145.77 $145.77
Woodruff, WI 1 $208.65 $208.65
Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI 1 $130.88 $130.88
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.