Lower back X-ray cost in North Carolina
In North Carolina, 60 hospitals publish a cash price for X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine), 2 or 3 views: from $34.00 to $747.00, with a median of $301.35. The lowest price is at Northern Regional Hospital (Mount Airy). The highest price is 22.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $301.35, is about the same as the US median of $303.00.
- That is 2.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- North Carolina ranks 25th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 10 of 60 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 72100. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$34.00Northern Regional Hospital
Median$301.35half of hospitals charge less
Highest$747.00in North Carolina
Lowest saves$267.35vs the median
Hospitals in North Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Regional Hospital lowest Mount Airy · Mount Airy, NC X-Ray Exam L-S Spine 2/3Vw-Tec | $34.00 | $50.00 | Nov 12, 2025 source file |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC XR Lumbar Spine 2 Views | $110.70 | $410.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Alleghany County Memorial Hospital Sparta · Sparta, NC HC DX SPINE LUMBAR 2 OR 3 VIEWS | $134.50 | $269.00 | Aug 12, 2025 source file |
| Duke University Hospital Durham · Durham, NC Xr Spine Lumbosacral 2-3v | $138.51 | $513.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC Xr Spine Lumbosacral 2-3v | $138.51 | $513.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Regional Hospital Durham · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Xr Spine Lumbosacral 2-3v | $138.51 | $513.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Randolph Health Asheboro · Asheboro, NC DG LUMBAR SPINE 2-3V | $192.60 | $963.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Harris Regional Hospital Sylva · Sylva, NC Radiologic examination, spine, lumbosacral; 2 or 3 views | $195.60 | $489.01 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Xr Spine Lumbosacral 2-3v | $210.33 | $779.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem · Winston-Salem, NC HC DX SPINE LUMBAR 2 OR 3 VIEWS | $216.00 | $432.00 | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| WakeMed Cary Hospital Cary · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC X-Ray Exam L-S Spine 2/3 Vws | $220.02 | $579.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| WakeMed Raleigh Campus Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC X-Ray Exam L-S Spine 2/3 Vws | $220.02 | $579.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Bermuda Run · Winston-Salem, NC HC DX SPINE LUMBAR 2 OR 3 VIEWS | $228.00 | $456.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Medical Center Lexington · Winston-Salem, NC HC DX SPINE LUMBAR 2 OR 3 VIEWS | $230.00 | $460.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center North Wilkesboro · North Wilkesboro, NC HC DX SPINE LUMBAR 2 OR 3 VIEWS | $255.50 | $511.00 | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City · Elizabeth City, NC Chgr-Lspine 2 Views | $264.50 | $529.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Elkin · Mount Airy, NC HC DX SPINE LUMBAR 2 OR 3 VIEWS | $266.00 | $532.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center Rutherfordton · Forest City, NC Radiologic examination, spine, lumbosacral; 2 or 3 views | $274.00 | $684.99 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| High Point Regional Health High Point · Greensboro-High Point, NC HC DX SPINE LUMBAR 2 OR 3 VIEWS | $278.50 | $557.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC DX SPINE LUMBAR 2 OR 3 VIEWS | $290.00 | $580.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby · Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC HC DX SPINE LUMBAR 2 OR 3 VIEWS | $290.00 | $580.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC DX SPINE LUMBAR 2 OR 3 VIEWS | $290.00 | $580.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC DX SPINE LUMBAR 2 OR 3 VIEWS | $290.00 | $580.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC DX SPINE LUMBAR 2 OR 3 VIEWS | $290.00 | $580.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC DX SPINE LUMBAR 2 OR 3 VIEWS | $290.00 | $580.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC DX SPINE LUMBAR 2 OR 3 VIEWS | $290.00 | $580.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC DX SPINE LUMBAR 2 OR 3 VIEWS | $290.00 | $580.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC DX SPINE LUMBAR 2 OR 3 VIEWS | $290.00 | $580.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center Albermarle · Albemarle, NC HC DX SPINE LUMBAR 2 OR 3 VIEWS | $290.00 | $580.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Sampson Regional Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, NC X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | $291.90 | $417.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Betsy Johnson Hospital Dunn · Anderson Creek, NC X-RAY OF LOWER AND SACRAL SPINE; 2-3 VIEWS | $310.80 | $518.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Bladen County Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NC X-RAY OF LOWER AND SACRAL SPINE; 2-3 VIEWS | $310.80 | $518.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Hoke Hospital Raeford · Fayetteville, NC X-RAY OF LOWER AND SACRAL SPINE; 2-3 VIEWS | $310.80 | $518.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC X-RAY OF LOWER AND SACRAL SPINE; 2-3 VIEWS | $310.80 | $518.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC X-RAY OF LOWER AND SACRAL SPINE; 2-3 VIEWS | $310.80 | $518.00 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Person Memorial Hospital Roxboro · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Radiologic examination, spine, lumbosacral; 2 or 3 views | $311.60 | $779.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Hendersonville Hendersonville · Asheville, NC HC X-RAY LUMBAR SPINE 2/3 VW | $342.00 | $342.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Murphy Medical Center Murphy · Murphy, NC HC Spine,Lumbar 2 or 3 Vws | $343.70 | $491.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System Whiteville · Whiteville, NC XR Spine Lumbosacral 2 or 3 Views | $348.81 | $498.30 | Sep 1, 2025 source file |
| Wilson Medical Center Wilson · Wilson, NC Radiologic examination, spine, lumbosacral; 2 or 3 views | $361.60 | $904.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Bertie Hospital Windsor · Windsor, NC Spine Lumbosacral 2 or 3 Views | $381.36 | $681.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Scotland Memorial Hospital and Edwin Morgan Center Laurinburg · Laurinburg, NC HC DX SPINE LUMBAR 2 OR 3 VIEWS | $399.50 | $799.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital Tarboro · Rocky Mount, NC Spine Lumbosacral 2 or 3 Views | $454.72 | $812.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Chowan Hospital Edenton · Edenton, NC Spine Lumbosacral 2 or 3 Views | $457.52 | $817.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Beaufort Hospital Washington · Washington, NC Spine Lumbosacral 2 or 3 Views | $460.57 | $869.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Medical Center Greenville · Greenville, NC Spine Lumbosacral 2 or 3 Views | $460.57 | $869.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Duplin Hospital Kenansville · Kenansville, NC Spine Lumbosacral 2 or 3 Views | $475.44 | $849.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Angel Medical Center Franklin · Franklin, NC Radiologic examination, spine, lumbosacral; 2 or 3 views | $479.11 | $479.11 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Blue Ridge Regional Hospital Spruce Pine · Spruce Pine, NC XR L-SPINE 2/3 VIEWS | $479.11 | $479.11 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands-Cashiers Hospital Highlands · Highlands, NC XR L-SPINE 2/3 VIEWS | $479.11 | $479.11 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Asheville · Asheville, NC XR L-SPINE 2/3 VIEWS | $479.11 | $479.11 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital McDowell Marion · Marion, NC XR L-SPINE 2/3 VIEWS | $479.11 | $479.11 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| The Outer Banks Hospital Nags Head · Kill Devil Hills, NC Spine Lumbosacral 2 or 3 Views | $496.16 | $886.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health North Hospital Roanoke Rapids · Roanoke Rapids, NC Spine Lumbosacral 2 or 3 Views | $502.32 | $897.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Frye Regional Medical Center Hickory · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC X-RAY EXAM L-S SPINE 2/3 VWS | $518.30 | $1,295.75 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| East Carolina Health Ahoskie · Ahoskie, NC Spine Lumbosacral 2 or 3 Views | $525.84 | $939.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Polk Columbus · Columbus, NC HC X-RAY LUMBAR SPINE 2/3 VW | $551.57 | $551.57 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG XR SPINE LUMBAR 2 OR 3 VIEWS | $747.00 | $747.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG XR SPINE LUMBAR 2 OR 3 VIEWS | $747.00 | $747.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG XR SPINE LUMBAR 2 OR 3 VIEWS | $747.00 | $747.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
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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
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 13 | $110.70 | $290.00 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 3 | $310.80 | $310.80 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 3 | $138.51 | $220.02 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 3 | $216.00 | $228.00 |
| Asheville, NC | 2 | $342.00 | $410.56 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 2 | $138.51 | $225.06 |
| Mount Airy, NC | 2 | $34.00 | $150.00 |
| Ahoskie, NC | 1 | $525.84 | $525.84 |
| Asheboro, NC | 1 | $192.60 | $192.60 |
| Albemarle, NC | 1 | $290.00 | $290.00 |
| Anderson Creek, NC | 1 | $310.80 | $310.80 |
| Clinton, NC | 1 | $291.90 | $291.90 |
| Columbus, NC | 1 | $551.57 | $551.57 |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $138.51 | $138.51 |
| Edenton, NC | 1 | $457.52 | $457.52 |
| Elizabethtown, NC | 1 | $310.80 | $310.80 |
| Elizabeth City, NC | 1 | $264.50 | $264.50 |
| Franklin, NC | 1 | $479.11 | $479.11 |
| Forest City, NC | 1 | $274.00 | $274.00 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 1 | $278.50 | $278.50 |
| Greenville, NC | 1 | $460.57 | $460.57 |
| Highlands, NC | 1 | $479.11 | $479.11 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $518.30 | $518.30 |
| Kenansville, NC | 1 | $475.44 | $475.44 |
| Kill Devil Hills, NC | 1 | $496.16 | $496.16 |
| Laurinburg, NC | 1 | $399.50 | $399.50 |
| Murphy, NC | 1 | $343.70 | $343.70 |
| Marion, NC | 1 | $479.11 | $479.11 |
| North Wilkesboro, NC | 1 | $255.50 | $255.50 |
| Roanoke Rapids, NC | 1 | $502.32 | $502.32 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 1 | $454.72 | $454.72 |
| Sparta, NC | 1 | $134.50 | $134.50 |
| Spruce Pine, NC | 1 | $479.11 | $479.11 |
| Sylva, NC | 1 | $195.60 | $195.60 |
| Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 1 | $290.00 | $290.00 |
| Whiteville, NC | 1 | $348.81 | $348.81 |
| Windsor, NC | 1 | $381.36 | $381.36 |
| Washington, NC | 1 | $460.57 | $460.57 |
| Wilson, NC | 1 | $361.60 | $361.60 |
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 lower back X-ray is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lower back X-ray explained.
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine), 2 or 3 views in other states
- Alabama$201.67
- Alaska$513.02
- Arizona$192.43
- Arkansas$127.17
- California$471.04
- Colorado$361.68
- Connecticut$384.01
- Delaware$343.80
- District of Columbia$400.96, 3 hospitals
- Florida$691.60
- Georgia$341.64
- Hawaii$281.40
- Idaho$301.60
- Illinois$445.80
- Indiana$251.36
- Iowa$276.60
- Kansas$271.20
- Kentucky$337.51
- Louisiana$152.18
- Maine$241.55
- Maryland$223.52
- Massachusetts$368.90
- Michigan$214.00
- Minnesota$255.50
- Mississippi$140.80
- Missouri$291.38
- Montana$253.13
- Nebraska$436.75
- Nevada$450.00
- New Hampshire$303.56
- New Jersey$130.16
- New Mexico$310.60
- New York$275.16
- North Dakota$193.00
- Ohio$322.55
- Oklahoma$211.66
- Oregon$319.90
- Pennsylvania$364.35
- Puerto Rico$81.50
- Rhode Island$274.00
- South Carolina$350.00
- South Dakota$401.39
- Tennessee$174.01
- Texas$443.92
- Utah$615.52
- Vermont$664.09
- Virginia$366.50
- Washington$370.62
- West Virginia$217.03
- Wisconsin$291.20
- Wyoming$327.18
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.