Scans and imaging CPT 72100 Illinois Outpatient

Lower back X-ray cost in Illinois

In Illinois, 64 hospitals publish a cash price for X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine), 2 or 3 views: from $37.10 to $1,202.00, with a median of $370.00. The lowest price is at Deaconess Illinois Crossroads (Mount Vernon) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 32.4× the lowest.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 72100. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$37.10Deaconess Illinois Crossroads + 1 more

Median$370.00half pay less

Highest$1,202.00in Illinois

Lowest saves$332.90vs the median

Hospitals in Illinois, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	File date
Deaconess Illinois Crossroads lowest Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon, IL CHG RADEX SPINE LUMBOSACRAL 2/3 VIEWS	$37.10	$106.00	Feb 3, 2026 source file
Heartland Regional Medical Center lowest Marion · Marion-Herrin, IL CHG RADEX SPINE LUMBOSACRAL 2/3 VIEWS	$37.10	$106.00	Feb 3, 2026 source file
Deaconess Illinois Union County Hospital Anna · Anna, IL CHG RADEX SPINE LUMBOSACRAL 2/3 VIEWS	$53.20	$152.00	Feb 3, 2026 source file
Roseland Community Hospital Association Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	$70.48	$273.00	Jul 1, 2026 source file
Trinity Medical Center Rock Island · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL CHG X-RAY LUMBAR SPINE 2/3 VW	$79.20	$99.00	Jan 28, 2026 source file
Humboldt Park Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	$82.32	$294.00	Aug 24, 2026 source file
Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City · St. Louis, MO-IL SP-LS SPN 2 TO 3V CR	$83.53	$139.21	— source file
Mercy Medical Center Aurora · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN LUMBAR SPINE MIN 3 VIEWS	$111.00	$994.00	Sep 1, 2026 source file
Saint Francis Hospital Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC X-RAY LUMBAR SPINE 2/3 VW	$111.00	$431.00	Sep 1, 2026 source file
Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC X-RAY LUMBAR SPINE 2/3 VW	$127.50	$510.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC X-RAY LUMBAR SPINE 2/3 VW	$127.50	$510.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hinsdale · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC X-RAY LUMBAR SPINE 2/3 VW	$127.50	$510.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange La Grange · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC X-RAY LUMBAR SPINE 2/3 VW	$127.50	$510.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Spine Lumbosac 2 or 3 Vw Ferguson	$133.00	$700.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC X-RAY EXAM LUMBOSACRAL SPINE 2-3 VIEWS	$142.23	$431.00	— source file
Loyola University Medical Center Maywood · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Spine Lumbosac 2 or 3 Vw Ferguson	$161.00	$700.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
Riverside Medical Center Kankakee · Kankakee, IL X-RAY EXAM L-S SPINE 2/3 VWS	$165.58	$622.00	— source file
Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR Spine Lumbosacral 2 or 3 Views	$238.64	$701.89	Mar 17, 2025 source file
Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR Spine Lumbosacral 2 or 3 Views	$252.48	$742.59	Mar 17, 2025 source file
Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR LUMBAR SPINE 2 OR 3 VIEW	$255.00	$510.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR LUMBAR SPINE 2 OR 3 VIEW	$255.00	$510.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Shriners Childrens - Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN X-RAY OF LOWER AND SACRAL SPINE; 2-3 VIEWS	$271.50	$271.50	— source file
Community First Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	$279.13	$558.25	Apr 1, 2026 source file
NorthShore University HealthSystems Evanston Hospital Evanson · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Spine L/S 2-3 Views	$292.50	$450.00	— source file
NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Spine L/S 2-3 Views	$292.50	$450.00	— source file
NorthShore University HealthSystems Highland Park Hospital Highland Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Spine L/S 2-3 Views	$292.50	$450.00	— source file
NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Spine L/S 2-3 Views	$292.50	$450.00	— source file
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR LUMBAR SPINE 2 OR 3 VIEW	$310.00	$620.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR LUMBAR SPINE 2 OR 3 VIEW	$335.00	$670.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR LUMBAR SPINE 2 OR 3 VIEW	$335.00	$670.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR LUMBAR SPINE 2 OR 3 VIEW	$355.00	$710.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR LUMBAR SPINE 2 OR 3 VIEW	$355.00	$710.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR LUMBAR SPINE 2 OR 3 VIEW	$385.00	$770.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR LUMBAR SPINE 2 OR 3 VIEW	$385.00	$770.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR LUMBAR SPINE 2 OR 3 VIEW	$400.00	$800.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hb X-Ray Exam L-S Spine 2/3 Vws	$404.00	$404.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Hshs Good Shepherd Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, IL HC XR L-SPINE 2-3V	$419.04	$582.00	— source file
St Francis Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Litchfield · Litchfield, IL HC XR L-SPINE 2-3V	$449.28	$624.00	— source file
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR LUMBAR SPINE 2 OR 3 VIEW	$452.50	$905.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
La Rabida Children's Hospital\|LaRabida Childrens Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN LUMBAR SPINE AP/LAT	$463.93	$463.93	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital Wheaton · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB X-Ray Exam L-S Spine 2/3 Vws	$472.50	$675.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN H XR SPINE LUMBAR 2 OR 3 VIEWS	$490.70	$701.00	— source file
Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville · St. Louis, MO-IL HC XR L-SPINE 2-3V	$496.80	$690.00	— source file
Endeavor Health Clinical Operations Highland Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB SPINE L/S 2-3 VIEWS	$506.00	$506.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB SPINE L/S 2-3 VIEWS	$506.00	$506.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Swedish Covenant Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB SPINE L/S 2-3 VIEWS	$506.00	$506.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Radiologic Examination, Spine, Lumbosacral; 2 Or 3 Views	$524.00	$524.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
St Marys Hospital Decatur of Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Decatur · Decatur, IL HC XR L-SPINE 2-3V	$601.92	$836.00	— source file
St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland · St. Louis, MO-IL HC XR L-SPINE 2-3V	$618.48	$859.00	— source file
St Anthonys Memorial Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Mattoon · Charleston-Mattoon, IL HC XR L-SPINE 2-3V	$635.76	$883.00	— source file
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB X-Ray Exam L-S Spine 2/3 Vws	$651.70	$931.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB X-Ray Exam L-S Spine 2/3 Vws	$651.70	$931.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB X-Ray Exam L-S Spine 2/3 Vws	$651.70	$931.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB X-Ray Exam L-S Spine 2/3 Vws	$651.70	$931.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB X-Ray Exam L-S Spine 2/3 Vws	$651.70	$931.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB X-Ray Exam L-S Spine 2/3 Vws	$651.70	$931.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB X-Ray Exam L-S Spine 2/3 Vws	$651.70	$931.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
St Johns Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Springfield · Springfield, IL HC XR L-SPINE 2-3V	$666.00	$925.00	— source file
St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese · St. Louis, MO-IL HC XR L-SPINE 2-3V	$688.32	$956.00	— source file
St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon · St. Louis, MO-IL HC XR L-SPINE 2-3V	$702.00	$975.00	— source file
Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Radiologic Examination, Spine, Lumbosacral; 2 Or 3 Views	$744.00	$744.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Edward Hospital Naperville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC RAD SPINE LUMBOSACRAL TWO OR THREE VIEWS	$1,202.00	$1,202.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC RAD SPINE LUMBOSACRAL TWO OR THREE VIEWS	$1,202.00	$1,202.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Naperville Psychiatric Ventures Naperville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC RAD SPINE LUMBOSACRAL TWO OR THREE VIEWS	$1,202.00	$1,202.00	Apr 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
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	49	$70.48	$355.00
St. Louis, MO-IL	5	$83.53	$618.48
Anna, IL	1	$53.20	$53.20
Charleston-Mattoon, IL	1	$635.76	$635.76
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	1	$79.20	$79.20
Decatur, IL	1	$601.92	$601.92
Kankakee, IL	1	$165.58	$165.58
Litchfield, IL	1	$449.28	$449.28
Marion-Herrin, IL	1	$37.10	$37.10
Mount Vernon, IL	1	$37.10	$37.10
Shelbyville, IL	1	$419.04	$419.04
Springfield, IL	1	$666.00	$666.00

What it is

A lower back X-ray shows the bones of the lumbar spine in two or three views. It is used after injuries, for suspected fractures and for back pain with warning signs.

What the price covers

The price usually covers taking the images. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately.

X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine), 2 or 3 views in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.