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X-ray of Upper Spine, 2-3 Views Cost in Ohio
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 125 Ohio hospitals. CPT 72040. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $336
📉 Low $12.50
📈 High $1,330
🏥 125 hospitals
🏛️ 79 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $36.96
Hospital comparison — Ohio
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 125 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | UHC | Molina | Cigna | Humana | MultiPlan | Centene | BCBS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARNESVILLE HOSPITAL BARNESVILLE |
$12.50 | $31.50 | $28.38 | — | $95.00 | $31.50 | $95.00 | — | $4,513 |
| HARRISON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL CADIZ |
$12.50 | $30.00 | $42.00 | — | $95.00 | $44.10 | $95.00 | — | $70.80 |
| HENRY COUNTY HOSPITAL NAPOLEON |
$18.75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER CLEVELAND |
$21.00 | $55.81 | $195 | — | $174 | $26.94 | — | — | $179 |
| CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S COLLEGE HILL CAMPUS CINCINNATI |
$28.05 | $7.04 | $7.43 | $14.10 | $44.41 | $7.39 | — | $7.39 | — |
| THE CHRIST HOSPITAL AUBURN AVE CINCINNATI |
$54.00 | $35.20 | $23.93 | — | $35.20 | $23.93 | — | $35.20 | — |
| COSHOCTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER COSHOCTON |
$81.00 | — | $78.47 | $76.22 | — | — | $123 | — | — |
| EAST LIVERPOOL CITY HOSPITAL EAST LIVERPOOL |
$81.00 | — | $80.09 | $76.28 | — | — | $123 | — | — |
| LIMA MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM LIMA |
$102 | $83.10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | $344 |
| AULTMAN ALLIANCE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ALLIANCE |
$154 | $82.33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | $165 |
| KINGS DAUGHTERS MEDICAL CENTER OHIO PORTSMOUTH |
$162 | $267 | $258 | — | $140 | — | $364 | — | $225 |
| KETTERING HEALTH MAIN CAMPUS KETTERING |
$167 | $58.38 | $133 | $90.03 | $275 | — | — | — | $128 |
| KETTERING HEALTH HAMILTON HAMILTON |
$167 | $58.38 | $134 | $90.59 | $275 | — | — | — | $130 |
| SOIN MEDICAL CENTER BEAVERCREEK |
$167 | $58.38 | $133 | $90.03 | $275 | — | — | — | $128 |
| KETTERING HEALTH GREENE MEMORIAL XENIA |
$167 | $58.38 | $132 | $89.55 | $275 | — | — | — | $130 |
| KETTERING HEALTH BEHAVIORAL MEDICAL CENTER DAYTON |
$167 | $58.38 | $134 | $90.59 | $275 | — | — | — | $131 |
| KETTERING HEALTH BEHAVIORAL MEDICAL CENTER DAYTON |
$167 | $58.38 | $134 | $90.59 | $275 | — | — | — | $131 |
| KETTERING HEALTH TROY TROY |
$167 | $58.38 | $132 | $89.55 | $275 | — | — | — | $130 |
| KETTERING HEALTH DAYTON DAYTON |
$167 | $58.38 | $133 | $90.03 | $275 | — | — | — | $128 |
| SUMMA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL AKRON |
$173 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADENA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CHILLICOTHE |
$177 | $83.90 | $83.90 | $83.90 | $219 | $83.90 | $336 | — | — |
| ADENA GREENFIELD MEDICAL CENTER GREENFIELD |
$177 | $84.84 | $84.84 | $84.84 | $336 | $85.69 | $336 | — | — |
| ADENA FAYETTE MEDICAL CENTER WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE |
$177 | $145 | $222 | $145 | $244 | $145 | $336 | — | — |
| ADENA PIKE MEDICAL CENTER WAVERLY |
$177 | $84.84 | $304 | $84.84 | $256 | $84.84 | $336 | — | — |
| MERCY TIFFIN HOSPITAL TIFFIN |
$181 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GENESIS HOSPITAL ZANESVILLE |
$189 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TRINITY HEALTH ST. CLAIRSVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD HOSPITAL CLAIRSVILLE |
$196 | $81.36 | $81.36 | $81.36 | $265 | $74.52 | — | $81.36 | — |
| TRINITY MEDICAL CENTER EAST STEUBENVILLE |
$196 | $81.36 | $81.36 | $81.36 | $265 | $74.52 | — | $81.36 | — |
| TRINITY MEDICAL CENTER WEST STEUBENVILLE |
$196 | $81.36 | $81.36 | $81.36 | $265 | $74.52 | — | $81.36 | — |
| WILSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL W MICHIGAN ST SIDNEY |
$201 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TRIHEALTH CLINTON REGIONAL HOSPITAL WILMINGTON |
$206 | $72.66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HOLZER GALLIPOLIS GALLIPOLIS |
$210 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HOLZER MEDICAL CENTER JACKSON JACKSON |
$210 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TWIN CITY MEDICAL CENTER DENNISON |
$223 | $36.00 | $75.53 | $153 | $391 | $41.50 | — | — | — |
| MERCY HEALTH - DEFIANCE HOSPITAL DEFIANCE |
$227 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DELAWARE |
$227 | $83.91 | — | $87.27 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADAMS COUNTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SEAMAN |
$227 | — | $34.98 | $34.98 | — | $34.98 | — | — | — |
| VAN WERT HOSPITAL VAN WERT |
$231 | $89.36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | $91.15 |
| DUBLIN METHODIST HOSPITAL DUBLIN |
$236 | $83.91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RIVERSIDE METHODIST HOSPITAL COLUMBUS |
$236 | $83.91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PICKERINGTON METHODIST HOSPITAL PICKERINGTON |
$236 | $85.75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GRANT MEDICAL CENTER COLUMBUS |
$236 | $83.91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OHIOHEALTH GROVE CITY METHODIST HOSPITAL GROVE CITY |
$236 | $85.75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DOCTORS HOSPITAL COLUMBUS |
$236 | $85.75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MOUNT CARMEL DUBLIN DUBLIN |
$250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MOUNT CARMEL GROVE CITY GROVE CITY |
$250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MOUNT CARMEL NEW ALBANY HOSPITAL NEW ALBANY |
$250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MOUNT CARMEL EAST COLUMBUS |
$250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DILEY RIDGE MEDICAL CENTER CANAL WINCHESTER |
$250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MOUNT CARMEL ST ANN'S HOSPITAL WESTERVILLE |
$250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BERGER HOSPITAL CIRCLEVILLE |
$251 | $66.14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HEALTH - THE JEWISH HOSPITAL CINCINNATI |
$257 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SHRINERS CHILDREN'S OHIO DAYTON |
$259 | $25.00 | $25.00 | $25.00 | $75.31 | $25.00 | $85.00 | $21.68 | — |
| AULTMAN ORRVILLE HOSPITAL ORRVILLE |
$274 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $165 |
| AULTMAN HOSPITAL CANTON |
$279 | $82.33 | — | — | $94.80 | — | — | — | $165 |
| MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF UNION COUNTY MARYSVILLE |
$281 | $83.91 | $78.00 | $83.91 | $81.50 | $83.91 | $85.00 | — | — |
| GRAND LAKE HEALTH SYSTEM SAINT MARYS |
$305 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FISHER-TITUS MEDICAL CENTER NORWALK |
$306 | $82.59 | $36.03 | $36.03 | — | — | — | $82.59 | — |
| POMERENE HOSPITAL MILLERSBURG |
$312 | $82.30 | $82.29 | $80.68 | $345 | $80.68 | $90.00 | — | — |
| ASHTABULA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER ASHTABULA |
$318 | $14.79 | $12.72 | $117 | $196 | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 72040, 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: $277 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $336 for this?
That is the median of what the 125 Ohio hospitals above publish for X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 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 72040 in Ohio, Medicare reimburses about $36.96 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Ohio range from $12.50 to $1,330 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 9.1x 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 upper spine, 2-3 views cost in Ohio?
- Cash prices for x-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views (CPT 72040) in Ohio range from $12.50 to $1,330, with a median of $336. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest x-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views in Ohio?
- The cheapest Ohio hospital published cash price for this procedure is $12.50. 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 Ohio facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 72040 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.