Lower back X-ray cost in West Virginia
In West Virginia, 36 hospitals publish a cash price for X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine), 2 or 3 views: from $72.00 to $1,078.00, with a median of $217.03. The lowest price is at Boone Memorial Hospital (Madison) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 15.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $217.03, is 28% below the US median of $303.00.
- That is 2.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- West Virginia ranks 12th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 36 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 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$72.00Boone Memorial Hospital + 1 more
Median$217.03half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,078.00in West Virginia
Lowest saves$145.03vs the median
Hospitals in West Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boone Memorial Hospital lowest Madison · Charleston, WV XR LUMBAR 3V W/INTERPRETATION,Technical Component | $72.00 | $144.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Williamson Memorial lowest Williamson · Williamson, WV XR LUMBAR SPINE 2-3 VIEWS | $72.00 | $144.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Rivers Health Point Pleasant · Point Pleasant, WV LUMBAR SPINE-2 OR 3 VIEWS | $96.54 | $301.68 | Nov 22, 2025 source file |
| Preston Memorial Hospital Kingwood · Morgantown, WV XR SPINE LUMBAR MIN 2V | $127.88 | $255.75 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| Montgomery General Hospital Montgomery · Beckley, WV L-SPINE AP & LAT | $128.24 | $170.98 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Jackson General Hospital Ripley · Ripley, WV X-RAY OF LOWER AND SACRAL SPINE; 2-3 VIEWS | $140.50 | $281.00 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway · Gassaway, WV X-RAY EXAM L-S SPINE 2/3 VWS | $141.00 | $282.00 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville · Summersville, WV X-RAY OF LOWER AND SACRAL SPINE; 2-3 VIEWS | $153.00 | $306.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Potomac Valley Hospital of WV Keyser · Cumberland, MD-WV X-RAY EXAM L-S SPINE 2/3 VWS | $159.00 | $318.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg · Petersburg, WV X-RAY OF LOWER AND SACRAL SPINE; 2-3 VIEWS | $164.80 | $206.00 | Jul 12, 2026 source file |
| Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg · Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV X-RAY OF LOWER AND SACRAL SPINE; 2-3 VIEWS | $177.00 | $354.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown · Morgantown, WV X-RAY OF LOWER AND SACRAL SPINE; 2-3 VIEWS | $177.50 | $355.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Parkersburg · Parkersburg-Vienna, WV X-RAY EXAM L-S SPINE 2/3 VWS | $203.50 | $407.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| United Hospital Center Bridgeport · Clarksburg, WV X-RAY EXAM L-S SPINE 2/3 VWS | $203.50 | $407.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Minnie Hamilton Health Care Center Grantsville · Grantsville, WV LUMBOSACRAL SPINE MIN3V | $204.00 | $204.00 | Nov 12, 2025 source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale · Wheeling, WV-OH X-RAY OF LOWER AND SACRAL SPINE; 2-3 VIEWS | $207.00 | $414.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville · New Martinsville, WV X-RAY EXAM L-S SPINE 2/3 VWS | $209.50 | $419.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Pocahontas Memorial Hospital Buckeye · Buckeye, WV LUMBAR SP 2 OR 3 VI | $213.50 | $305.00 | Nov 13, 2025 source file |
| Raleigh General Hospital Beckley · Beckley, WV Radiologic examination, spine, lumbosacral; 2 or 3 views | $220.55 | $551.37 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Medical Center Ranson · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV X-RAY EXAM L-S SPINE 2/3 VWS | $222.50 | $445.00 | Jul 12, 2026 source file |
| Wheeling Hospital Wheeling · Wheeling, WV-OH X-RAY OF LOWER AND SACRAL SPINE; 2-3 VIEWS | $235.50 | $471.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon Buckhannon · Buckhannon, WV X-RAY OF LOWER AND SACRAL SPINE; 2-3 VIEWS | $242.50 | $485.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Summers County Arh Hospital Hinton · Hinton, WV XR LUMBAR SPINE 2-3 VIEWS | $265.80 | $443.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Beckley Arh Hospital Beckley · Beckley, WV XR LUMBAR SPINE 2-3 VIEWS | $280.20 | $467.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Vandalia Health Broaddus Hospital Philippi · Philippi, WV SPINE, LUMBOSCARAL (2-3) | $281.96 | $402.80 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Stonewall Jackson Hospital Weston · Weston, WV XR Spine Lumbar 2 Views | $302.75 | $605.49 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Weirton Medical Center Weirton · Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH X-RAY EXAM L-S SPINE 2/3 VWS | $303.50 | $607.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Sistersville General Hospital Sistersville · Sistersville, WV Xr L-Spine Flex+Ext, 2V | $314.88 | $524.80 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Princeton Community Hospital Assn Princeton · Bluefield, WV-VA X-RAY OF LOWER AND SACRAL SPINE; 2-3 VIEWS | $322.50 | $645.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| St. Mary’s Medical Center Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH CR Spine Lumbar | $358.96 | $358.96 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Roane General Hospital Spencer · Spencer, WV X-ray exam l-s spine 2/3 vws | $363.60 | $606.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Mon Health Marion Neighborhood Hospital White Hall · Fairmont, WV DR Lumbar Spine 2-3 Views | $402.50 | $804.99 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Mon Health Medical Center Morgantown · Morgantown, WV General Diagnostic Exam | $402.50 | $804.99 | Apr 10, 2026 source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH CR Spine Lumbar | $450.18 | $450.18 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Thomas Memorial Hospital South Charleston · Charleston, WV X-RAY OF LOWER AND SACRAL SPINE; 2-3 VIEWS | $598.00 | $1,196.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Medical Center Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH SPINE LUMBOSACRAL 2-3 VIEWS | $1,078.00 | $1,078.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
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 area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beckley, WV | 3 | $128.24 | $220.55 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 3 | $358.96 | $450.18 |
| Morgantown, WV | 3 | $127.88 | $177.50 |
| Charleston, WV | 2 | $72.00 | $335.00 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 2 | $207.00 | $221.25 |
| Buckeye, WV | 1 | $213.50 | $213.50 |
| Buckhannon, WV | 1 | $242.50 | $242.50 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $322.50 | $322.50 |
| Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $203.50 | $203.50 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 1 | $159.00 | $159.00 |
| Fairmont, WV | 1 | $402.50 | $402.50 |
| Gassaway, WV | 1 | $141.00 | $141.00 |
| Grantsville, WV | 1 | $204.00 | $204.00 |
| Hinton, WV | 1 | $265.80 | $265.80 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $177.00 | $177.00 |
| New Martinsville, WV | 1 | $209.50 | $209.50 |
| Petersburg, WV | 1 | $164.80 | $164.80 |
| Philippi, WV | 1 | $281.96 | $281.96 |
| Point Pleasant, WV | 1 | $96.54 | $96.54 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $203.50 | $203.50 |
| Ripley, WV | 1 | $140.50 | $140.50 |
| Sistersville, WV | 1 | $314.88 | $314.88 |
| Spencer, WV | 1 | $363.60 | $363.60 |
| Summersville, WV | 1 | $153.00 | $153.00 |
| Weston, WV | 1 | $302.75 | $302.75 |
| Williamson, WV | 1 | $72.00 | $72.00 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $222.50 | $222.50 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 1 | $303.50 | $303.50 |
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 Carolina$301.35
- 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
- Wisconsin$291.20
- Wyoming$327.18
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.