Lower back X-ray cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 51 hospitals publish a cash price for X-ray of the lower back, 4 or more views: from $93.00 to $4,245.00, with a median of $287.50. The lowest price is at Riverview Regional Medical Center (Gadsden). The highest price is 45.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $287.50, is 32% below the US median of $423.70.
- That is 2.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Alabama ranks 10th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 18 of 51 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 72110. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$93.00Riverview Regional Medical Center
Median$287.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,245.00in Alabama
Lowest saves$194.50vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview Regional Medical Center lowest Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc X-Ray Lumbar Spine 4 Vw | $93.00 | $2,294.20 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville · Huntsville, AL XR-MESOBLAST STUDY | $100.40 | $100.40 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Madison · Huntsville, AL XR-MESOBLAST STUDY | $100.40 | $100.40 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay · Russellville, AL XR-MESOBLAST STUDY | $100.40 | $100.40 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL Lumbar Spine Min 4 Views | $105.00 | $175.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL X-Ray of lower back | $120.00 | $498.00 | — source file |
| Lakeland Community Hospital Haleyville · Haleyville, AL LUMBOSACRAL MIN 4 VIEW | $121.00 | $265.85 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL XR L-S Spine 4 or more Views 72110 AMB | $122.65 | $223.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Troy Regional Medical Center Troy · Troy, AL LS SPINE(MIN 4 VIEWS) | $128.00 | $525.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Monroeville · Monroeville, AL SPINE LUMBAR COMPLETE W OBLIQUE VIEWS | $131.00 | $327.50 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL X-RAY OF LOWER AND SACRAL SPINE; MINIMUM OF 4 VIEWS | $145.24 | $363.11 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Evergreen Medical Center Evergreen · Evergreen, AL LUMBAR SPINE MIN 4 VIEWS | $154.70 | $238.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama Wedowee · Wedowee, AL X-RAY OF LOWER AND SACRAL SPINE; MINIMUM OF 4 VIEWS | $178.00 | $445.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville · Russellville, AL DX LUMBOSACRAL MIN 4 VI | $185.12 | $712.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Bibb Medical Center Centreville · Birmingham, AL SPINE LUMBAR 4-5 VIEWS | $188.88 | $188.88 | Nov 1, 2025 source file |
| Hale County Hospital Greensboro · Tuscaloosa, AL XR LUMBAR-SPINE W/OBLIQUES MIN 4 VWS | $190.40 | $238.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC X-Ray Lumbar Spine 4 Vw - Xr Lumbar Spine Complete 4+ Views | $200.79 | $466.95 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC X-Ray Lumbar Spine 4 Vw - Xr Lumbar Spine Complete 4+ Views | $200.79 | $466.95 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Dch Regional Medical Center Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa, AL LS SP BENDING | $245.00 | $490.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Fayette Medical Center Fayette · Fayette, AL LS SP with Obliques 4+ views | $245.00 | $490.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL X-RAY OF LOWER AND SACRAL SPINE; MINIMUM OF 4 VIEWS | $245.70 | $351.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer · Birmingham, AL Spine Lumbar Comp w/Obl Views | $249.00 | $332.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL SP-LS SPNE 4VPLUS DR | $265.71 | $2,952.28 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC PBB X-RAY LUMBAR SPINE 4 VW | $269.61 | $627.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC X-RAY LUMBAR SPINE 4 VW - XR LUMBAR SPINE COMPLETE 4+ VIEWS | $269.61 | $627.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Barbour Eufaula · Eufaula, AL-GA LS SPINE < 4 | $287.50 | $575.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre · Centre, AL HC DX SPINE LUMBAR MIN 4 VIEWS | $314.50 | $629.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL SP-LS SPNE 4VPLUS DR | $315.60 | $2,104.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center East Montgomery · Montgomery, AL DX LUMBAR SPINE COMPLETE | $329.76 | $549.60 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery · Montgomery, AL LUMBAR SP W/OBL | $329.76 | $549.60 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler · Butler, AL HC SPINE LUMBAR COMP 5 VIEW | $335.92 | $442.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL LUMBO SACRAL SPINE | $348.44 | $409.93 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL SP-LS SPNE 4VPLUS DR | $396.75 | $2,645.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bullock County Hospital Union Springs · Union Springs, AL XR LUMBAR SPINE | $419.00 | $419.00 | Nov 24, 2024 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur · Decatur, AL X-RAY EXAM L-2 SPINE 4/>VWS | $424.00 | $424.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL X-RAY EXAM L-2 SPINE 4/>VWS | $424.00 | $424.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Parkway Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL X-RAY EXAM L-2 SPINE 4/>VWS | $424.00 | $424.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center Cullman · Cullman, AL XR Spine Lumbosacral 4 Plus Views | $441.38 | $823.10 | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville · Albertville, AL X-RAY EXAM L-2 SPINE 4/>VWS | $455.40 | $455.40 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz · Albertville, AL X-RAY EXAM L-2 SPINE 4/>VWS | $455.40 | $455.40 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Athens Limestone Hospital Athens · Huntsville, AL X-RAY EXAM L-2 SPINE 4/>VWS | $460.00 | $460.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne · Fort Payne, AL X-RAY EXAM L-2 SPINE 4/>VWS | $460.00 | $460.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL SP-LS SPNE 4VPLUS DR | $466.03 | $3,883.56 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL SP-LS SPNE 4VPLUS DR | $525.50 | $2,919.43 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL SP-LS SPNE 4VPLUS DR | $573.47 | $3,185.93 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL XR-LUMBAR SPINE-OBLIQUES | $857.00 | $857.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Citizens Hospital Talladega · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Hb X-Ray Lumbar Spine 4 Vw - Xr Lumbar Spine Complete 4+ Views | $2,148.00 | $2,148.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb X-Ray Lumbar Spine 4 Vw - Xr Lumbar Spine Complete 4+ Views | $2,148.00 | $2,148.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster · Birmingham, AL Hb X-Ray Lumbar Spine 4 Vw - Xr Lumbar Spine Complete 4+ Views | $2,148.00 | $2,148.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper · Birmingham, AL Hb X-Ray Lumbar Spine 4 Vw - Xr Lumbar Spine Complete 4+ Views | $2,148.00 | $2,148.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb X-Ray Lumbar Spine 4 Vw - Xr Lumbar Spine Complete 4+ Views | $4,245.00 | $4,245.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 9 | $188.88 | $396.75 |
| Huntsville, AL | 4 | $100.40 | $280.20 |
| Decatur, AL | 3 | $424.00 | $424.00 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $455.40 | $455.40 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $145.24 | $230.42 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $93.00 | $279.52 |
| Montgomery, AL | 2 | $329.76 | $329.76 |
| Russellville, AL | 2 | $100.40 | $142.76 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 2 | $120.00 | $1,134.00 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 2 | $190.40 | $217.70 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $122.65 | $122.65 |
| Butler, AL | 1 | $335.92 | $335.92 |
| Centre, AL | 1 | $314.50 | $314.50 |
| Cullman, AL | 1 | $441.38 | $441.38 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $105.00 | $105.00 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $573.47 | $573.47 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $154.70 | $154.70 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $265.71 | $265.71 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 1 | $287.50 | $287.50 |
| Fayette, AL | 1 | $245.00 | $245.00 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $857.00 | $857.00 |
| Fort Payne, AL | 1 | $460.00 | $460.00 |
| Haleyville, AL | 1 | $121.00 | $121.00 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $269.61 | $269.61 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $131.00 | $131.00 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $348.44 | $348.44 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $245.70 | $245.70 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $128.00 | $128.00 |
| Union Springs, AL | 1 | $419.00 | $419.00 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $178.00 | $178.00 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $269.61 | $269.61 |
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, 4 or more views in other states
- Alaska$631.00
- Arizona$338.79
- Arkansas$163.72
- California$652.00
- Colorado$479.87
- Connecticut$478.75
- Delaware$526.25
- District of Columbia$629.12, 3 hospitals
- Florida$1,119.95
- Georgia$465.80
- Hawaii$441.70
- Idaho$401.70
- Illinois$555.00
- Indiana$346.80
- Iowa$355.20
- Kansas$390.72
- Kentucky$499.90
- Louisiana$213.60
- Maine$322.20
- Maryland$287.38
- Massachusetts$500.00
- Michigan$308.10
- Minnesota$331.80
- Mississippi$211.20
- Missouri$425.10
- Montana$334.51
- Nebraska$501.14
- Nevada$600.22
- New Hampshire$393.17
- New Jersey$160.37
- New Mexico$393.75
- New York$302.50
- North Carolina$459.60
- North Dakota$237.60
- Ohio$469.66
- Oklahoma$313.88
- Oregon$401.70
- Pennsylvania$453.60
- Puerto Rico$87.50
- Rhode Island$302.00
- South Carolina$534.00
- South Dakota$582.40
- Tennessee$222.98
- Texas$562.80
- Utah$908.61
- Vermont$843.00
- Virginia$528.00
- Washington$451.10
- West Virginia$283.00
- Wisconsin$373.27
- Wyoming$538.52
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.