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X-ray of Middle Spine, 3 Views Cost in North Carolina
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 91 North Carolina hospitals. CPT 72072. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $324
📉 Low $27.30
📈 High $833
🏥 91 hospitals
🏛️ 55 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $36.45
Hospital comparison — North Carolina
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 91 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | BCBS | Centene | Cigna | UHC | Humana | MultiPlan | Health Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUGH CHATHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ELKIN |
$27.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HAYWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CLYDE |
$95.32 | $44.60 | $34.30 | $45.31 | $100 | $37.10 | $102 | — | — |
| SWAIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BRYSON CITY |
$101 | $39.00 | $39.00 | $39.00 | $68.20 | $39.00 | — | — | $39.00 |
| ALLEGHANY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DOCTORS STREET SPARTA |
$130 | $88.06 | $32.25 | $88.06 | $218 | $88.06 | — | — | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH PENDER MEDICAL CENTER BURGAW |
$135 | $83.31 | $32.26 | $86.23 | $83.70 | $220 | $77.20 | — | — |
| DUKE REGIONAL HOSPITAL DURHAM |
$139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DURHAM |
$139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DUKE RALEIGH HOSPITAL RALEIGH |
$139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNC LENOIR HEALTH CARE AIRPORT RD KINSTON |
$154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONE HEALTH MOSES CONE HOSPITAL GREENSBORO |
$156 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONE HEALTH WESLEY LONG HOSPITAL GREENSBORO |
$156 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONE HEALTH ALAMANCE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BURLINGTON |
$156 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONE HEALTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOSPITAL GREENSBORO |
$156 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONE HEALTH ANNIE PENN HOSPITAL REIDSVILLE |
$156 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WASHINGTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PLYMOUTH |
$176 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL MOORESVILLE |
$190 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HARRIS REGIONAL HOSPITAL HOSPITAL ROAD SYLVA |
$196 | $44.60 | $36.18 | $49.49 | $295 | $48.70 | $102 | — | $100 |
| UNC HEALTH JOHNSTON N. BRIGHT LEAF BLVD. SMITHFIELD |
$196 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNC REX HOSPITAL LAKE BOONE TRAIL RALEIGH |
$196 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNC MEDICAL CENTER MANNING DR CHAPEL HILL |
$197 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER CHARLOTTE |
$208 | $104 | $32.26 | $73.74 | $105 | $73.74 | $102 | $311 | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST DAVIE MEDICAL CENTER BERMUDA RUN |
$213 | $101 | $88.14 | $97.51 | $103 | $97.51 | $104 | $383 | — |
| CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MULBERRY ST SW LENOIR |
$221 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST LEXINGTON MEDICAL CENTER LEXINGTON |
$224 | $127 | $121 | $85.25 | $195 | $85.25 | $394 | $403 | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST WINSTON SALEM |
$225 | $107 | $93.11 | $103 | $138 | $103 | $246 | $405 | — |
| RANDOLPH HOSPITAL ASHEBORO |
$229 | $24.70 | $17.00 | $112 | $33.00 | $14.10 | $112 | — | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HIGH POINT MEDICAL CENTER HIGH POINT |
$230 | $137 | $179 | $67.39 | $253 | $67.39 | $428 | $414 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH FORSYTH MEDICAL CENTER WINSTON-SALEM |
$242 | $104 | $32.26 | $76.32 | $104 | $76.32 | $101 | $363 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH CLEMMONS MEDICAL CENTER CLEMMONS |
$247 | $104 | $32.26 | $78.03 | $104 | $78.03 | $101 | $371 | — |
| LIFEBRITE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF STOKES HWY NORTH DANBURY |
$275 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH BRUNSWICK MEDICAL CENTER BOLIVIA |
$276 | $115 | $32.26 | $79.12 | $116 | $79.12 | $112 | $496 | — |
| UNC ROCKINGHAM HOSPITAL EAST KINGS HWY EDEN |
$280 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH HUNTERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER HUNTERSVILLE |
$280 | $104 | $32.26 | $70.56 | $105 | $70.56 | $102 | $420 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH MINT HILL MEDICAL CENTER CHARLOTTE |
$280 | $104 | $32.26 | $220 | $105 | $102 | $102 | $420 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH CHARLOTTE ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL CHARLOTTE |
$280 | $104 | $32.26 | $99.51 | $105 | $99.51 | $102 | $420 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH BALLANTYNE MEDICAL CENTER CHARLOTTE |
$280 | $104 | $32.26 | $116 | $105 | $102 | $102 | $420 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH ROWAN MEDICAL CENTER SALISBURY |
$280 | $104 | $32.26 | $96.32 | $105 | $96.32 | $102 | $420 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH MATTHEWS MEDICAL CENTER MATTHEWS |
$280 | $104 | $32.26 | $74.31 | $105 | $74.31 | $102 | $420 | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST WILKES MEDICAL CENTER NORTH WILKESBORO |
$280 | $213 | $214 | $106 | $294 | $106 | — | $516 | — |
| UNC HEALTH PARDEE NORTH JUSTICE STREET HENDERSONVILLE |
$290 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WAKEMED MENTAL HEALTH & WELL-BEING HOSPITAL - WAKEBROOK SUNNYBROOK ROAD RALEIGH |
$309 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WAKEMED CARY HOSPITAL CARY |
$309 | $103 | $29.77 | $54.87 | $118 | — | — | — | — |
| WAKEMED NORTH HOSPITAL RALEIGH |
$309 | $103 | $29.77 | $54.87 | $118 | — | — | — | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH KERNERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER KERNERSVILLE |
$309 | $104 | $32.26 | $97.54 | $104 | $97.54 | $101 | $464 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH MEDICAL PARK HOSPITAL WINSTON-SALEM |
$309 | $104 | $32.26 | $125 | $104 | $101 | $101 | $464 | — |
| CAPE FEAR VALLEY HOKE HOSPITAL RAEFORD |
$324 | $50.00 | $62.60 | $104 | $60.00 | $49.00 | $75.00 | $82.00 | — |
| CAPE FEAR VALLEY HIGHSMITH-RAINEY SPECIALTY HOSPITAL FAYETTEVILLE |
$324 | $50.00 | $64.20 | $104 | $60.00 | $35.00 | $75.00 | $82.00 | — |
| CAPE FEAR VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER FAYETTEVILLE |
$324 | $50.00 | $63.08 | $104 | $60.00 | $35.00 | $75.00 | $82.00 | — |
| CAPE FEAR VALLEY BETSY JOHNSON HOSPITAL DUNN |
$324 | $50.00 | $56.80 | $104 | $54.10 | $49.00 | $75.00 | $72.00 | — |
| CAPE FEAR VALLEY BLADEN COUNTY HOSPITAL ELIZABETHTOWN |
$324 | $23.46 | $70.20 | $22.00 | $95.00 | $58.00 | $22.00 | $82.00 | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER CHARLOTTE |
$332 | $10.40 | $70.72 | $9.17 | $10.05 | $9.17 | $10.25 | $597 | $293 |
| ATRIUM HEALTH MERCY CHARLOTTE |
$332 | $10.40 | $70.72 | $9.17 | $10.05 | $9.17 | $10.25 | $610 | $293 |
| CAROLINAS REHABILITATION MOUNT HOLLY BELMONT |
$332 | $10.40 | $70.72 | $9.17 | $10.05 | $9.17 | $10.25 | $610 | $293 |
| ATRIUM HEALTH LEVINE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CHARLOTTE |
$332 | $10.40 | $277 | $9.17 | $10.05 | $9.17 | $10.25 | $597 | $293 |
| ATRIUM HEALTH CABARRUS CONCORD |
$332 | $10.40 | $70.72 | $9.17 | $10.05 | $9.17 | $10.25 | $630 | $293 |
| ATRIUM HEALTH UNION WEST MONROE |
$332 | $10.40 | $70.72 | $9.17 | $10.05 | $9.17 | $10.25 | $630 | $293 |
| ATRIUM HEALTH LINCOLN LINCOLNTON |
$332 | $10.40 | $70.72 | $9.17 | $10.05 | $9.17 | $10.25 | $630 | $293 |
| ATRIUM HEALTH ANSON WADESBORO |
$332 | $10.40 | $70.72 | $9.08 | $10.05 | $9.17 | $10.25 | $630 | $293 |
| ATRIUM HEALTH STANLY ALBERMARLE |
$332 | $10.40 | $70.72 | $9.17 | $10.05 | $9.17 | $10.25 | $623 | $293 |
| ATRIUM HEALTH UNIVERSITY CITY CHARLOTTE |
$332 | $10.40 | $70.72 | $9.17 | $10.05 | $9.17 | $10.25 | $610 | $293 |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 72072, 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: $322 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 91 North Carolina hospitals above publish for X-ray of middle spine, 3 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 72072 in North Carolina, Medicare reimburses about $36.45 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in North Carolina range from $27.30 to $833 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 8.9x 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, 3 views cost in North Carolina?
- Cash prices for x-ray of middle spine, 3 views (CPT 72072) in North Carolina range from $27.30 to $833, with a median of $324. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest x-ray of middle spine, 3 views in North Carolina?
- The cheapest North Carolina hospital published cash price for this procedure is $27.30. 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 North Carolina facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 72072 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.