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X-ray of Middle Spine, 2 Views Cost in Washington
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 71 Washington hospitals. CPT 72070. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $278
📉 Low $18.00
📈 High $609
🏥 71 hospitals
🏛️ 55 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $36.74
Hospital comparison — Washington
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 71 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | UHC | Cigna | Kaiser | Molina | Premera | Centene | Humana |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLYMPIC MEDICAL CENTER PORT ANGELES |
$18.00 | $23.00 | $11.00 | $22.00 | — | $10.00 | $23.00 | $21.00 | — |
| PROSSER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PROSSER |
$18.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAMARITAN HEALTHCARE MOSES LAKE |
$20.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WHIDBEY MEDICAL CENTER NORTH MAIN STREET COUPEVILLE |
$27.00 | $27.00 | $27.00 | $27.00 | — | — | $68.25 | $43.20 | $31.05 |
| MID-VALLEY HOSPITAL OMAK |
$37.10 | $11.05 | $5.69 | $14.26 | — | $5.69 | $13.14 | — | — |
| SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL SEATTLE |
$40.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LEGACY SALMON CREEK MEDICAL CENTER VANCOUVER |
$42.25 | $40.74 | — | $128 | $233 | — | — | — | — |
| SNOQUALMIE VALLEY HOSPITAL SNOQUALMIE |
$55.32 | $38.95 | $19.81 | $76.30 | $60.05 | $21.79 | $45.24 | — | $40.59 |
| CASCADE MEDICAL CENTER LEAVENWORTH |
$64.00 | $11.07 | — | $66.88 | — | $11.18 | $11.07 | $11.96 | $11.07 |
| CASCADE MEDICAL CENTER LEAVENWORTH |
$64.00 | $11.07 | — | $66.88 | — | $11.18 | $11.07 | $11.96 | $11.07 |
| LOURDES MEDICAL CENTER TH AVE PASCO |
$127 | $74.82 | $76.32 | — | — | $62.36 | $149 | — | — |
| NEWPORT HOSPITAL & HEALTH SERVICES NEWPORT |
$142 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONFLUENCE HEALTH MOSES LAKE CAMPUS WENATCHEE |
$145 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONFLUENCE HEALTH OMAK CAMPUS OMAK |
$145 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONFLUENCE CENTRAL WASHINGTON HOSPITAL WENATCHEE |
$145 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONFLUENCE HEALTH HOSPITAL MARES CAMPUS WENATCHEE |
$145 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OVERLAKE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER BELLEVUE |
$160 | $125 | $126 | $307 | $319 | $219 | — | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE ST. LUKE'S REHABILITATION MEDICAL CENTER SPOKANE |
$186 | $36.74 | $122 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER SEATTLE |
$223 | $35.34 | $37.31 | $73.84 | $37.69 | — | $38.78 | — | $37.69 |
| WELLFOUND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOSPITAL TACOMA |
$224 | — | — | — | — | — | — | $304 | — |
| ST. CLARE HOSPITAL LAKEWOOD |
$235 | $124 | $130 | $234 | $121 | $130 | $124 | — | $129 |
| ISLAND HOSPITAL ANACORTES |
$237 | $131 | $125 | $190 | $125 | $41.88 | $131 | $132 | $125 |
| PEACEHEALTH PEACE ISLAND MEDICAL CENTER FRIDAY HARBOR |
$245 | $97.06 | $56.00 | $92.00 | $49.00 | $51.45 | $83.30 | $50.00 | $51.45 |
| ST. ANTHONY HOSPITAL GIG HARBOR |
$248 | $124 | $130 | $234 | $121 | $130 | $124 | — | $129 |
| EVERGREEN HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER KIRKLAND |
$249 | $123 | $123 | $276 | $339 | $214 | $125 | $137 | $280 |
| ST. ANNE HOSPITAL BURIEN |
$249 | $122 | $128 | $234 | $118 | $128 | $122 | — | $127 |
| ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL FEDERAL WAY |
$256 | $122 | $128 | $234 | $118 | $128 | $122 | — | $127 |
| PEACEHEALTH UNITED GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER SEDRO WOOLLEY |
$267 | $90.23 | $30.45 | $84.80 | $29.00 | $30.45 | $46.40 | $31.90 | $30.45 |
| ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER TACOMA |
$270 | $124 | $130 | $234 | $121 | $130 | $124 | — | $129 |
| SHRINERS CHILDREN'S SPOKANE SPOKANE |
$275 | $33.90 | $112 | $139 | — | $23.00 | $28.57 | — | — |
| MULTICARE ALLENMORE HOSPITAL TACOMA |
$276 | $122 | $43.91 | $292 | $568 | $40.66 | $200 | $124 | — |
| MULTICARE AUBURN MEDICAL CENTER AUBURN |
$276 | $119 | $42.90 | $292 | $568 | $39.73 | $200 | $122 | — |
| MULTICARE GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL PUYALLUP |
$276 | $119 | $43.90 | $292 | $568 | $40.64 | $200 | $122 | — |
| MULTICARE TACOMA GENERAL HOSPITAL TACOMA |
$276 | $122 | $43.91 | $292 | $568 | $40.66 | $200 | $124 | — |
| MULTICARE COVINGTON MEDICAL CENTER COVINGTON |
$276 | $119 | $42.90 | $292 | $568 | $39.73 | $200 | $122 | — |
| COLUMBIA BASIN HOSPITAL EPHRATA |
$278 | $38.95 | — | $256 | — | — | $245 | $33.34 | — |
| PROVIDENCE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER EVERETT COLBY CAMPUS EVERETT |
$280 | $96.26 | $125 | $399 | $119 | — | — | — | — |
| ST. ELIZABETH HOSPITAL ENUMCLAW |
$289 | $92.37 | $147 | $234 | $147 | $148 | $151 | — | $157 |
| MULTICARE CAPITAL MEDICAL CENTER OLYMPIA |
$308 | $119 | $43.54 | — | $568 | $43.54 | $200 | $121 | — |
| PEACEHEALTH ST JOHN MEDICAL CENTER LONGVIEW |
$314 | $77.46 | $56.00 | — | $70.08 | $49.72 | — | $65.00 | $97.00 |
| PEACEHEALTH SOUTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER VANCOUVER |
$314 | $56.00 | $56.00 | — | $33.40 | $46.37 | $185 | $65.00 | $70.00 |
| PEACEHEALTH ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER BELLINGHAM |
$324 | $77.68 | $56.00 | — | $50.00 | $130 | — | $50.00 | $97.00 |
| UW MEDICINE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER RENTON |
$332 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL SPOKANE |
$349 | $113 | $125 | $377 | $116 | — | — | — | — |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER SEATTLE |
$360 | $122 | $380 | $157 | $369 | $242 | — | $127 | $123 |
| ODESSA MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE CENTER ODESSA |
$360 | $360 | $364 | $356 | $364 | — | $14.88 | — | — |
| ST. MICHAEL MEDICAL CENTER SILVERDALE |
$360 | $128 | $134 | $499 | $124 | $134 | $128 | $130 | $133 |
| CASCADE VALLEY HOSPITAL S STILLAGUAMISH AVE ARLINGTON |
$365 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KAISER PERMANENTE CENTRAL HOSPITAL TH AVE E SEATTLE |
$368 | — | — | — | $107 | — | — | — | — |
| EVERGREEN HEALTH MONROE MONROE |
$384 | $120 | $120 | $384 | $409 | $210 | $123 | $140 | — |
| TRIOS SOUTHRIDGE HOSPITAL PLAZA WAY KENNEWICK |
$391 | $484 | $113 | $608 | — | $38.08 | $258 | — | — |
| SKAGIT VALLEY HOSPITAL E KINCAID ST MOUNT VERNON |
$392 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MULTICARE YAKIMA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL YAKIMA |
$394 | $125 | $43.81 | $121 | $133 | $38.85 | $342 | $126 | — |
| PROVIDENCE CENTRALIA HOSPITAL CENTRALIA |
$397 | $125 | $130 | $513 | $121 | $205 | — | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE ST. PETER HOSPITAL OLYMPIA |
$397 | $124 | $102 | $399 | $120 | $203 | — | — | $132 |
| MARY BRIDGE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL TACOMA |
$423 | $122 | $43.69 | $689 | $1,031 | $40.46 | $200 | $124 | — |
| MULTICARE DEACONESS HOSPITAL SPOKANE |
$434 | $115 | $40.27 | $269 | $568 | $39.12 | $194 | $117 | — |
| MULTICARE VALLEY HOSPITAL SPOKANE VALLEY |
$434 | $115 | $39.98 | $269 | $568 | $38.84 | $189 | $117 | — |
| HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER SEATTLE |
$440 | $122 | — | — | — | $242 | — | $127 | $123 |
| KADLEC REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER RICHLAND |
$454 | $120 | $125 | $140 | $116 | $197 | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 72070, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $263 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
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That is the median of what the 71 Washington hospitals above publish for X-ray of middle spine, 2 views — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 72070 in Washington, Medicare reimburses about $36.74 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Washington range from $18.00 to $609 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 7.6x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does x-ray of middle spine, 2 views cost in Washington?
- Cash prices for x-ray of middle spine, 2 views (CPT 72070) in Washington range from $18.00 to $609, with a median of $278. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest x-ray of middle spine, 2 views in Washington?
- The cheapest Washington hospital published cash price for this procedure is $18.00. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Washington facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 72070 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.