X-ray of Upper Spine, 6 or More Views Cost in Ohio
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 122 Ohio hospitals. CPT 72052. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $478
📉 Low $17.50
📈 High $1,249
🏥 122 hospitals
🏛️ 76 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $58.27
Hospital comparison — Ohio
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 122 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | UHC | Molina | Cigna | Humana | MultiPlan | Centene | BCBS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARNESVILLE HOSPITAL BARNESVILLE |
$17.50 | $31.50 | $30.00 | — | $95.00 | $31.50 | $95.00 | — | $4,513 |
| HARRISON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL CADIZ |
$17.50 | $30.00 | $42.00 | — | $95.00 | $44.10 | $95.00 | — | $70.80 |
| METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER CLEVELAND |
$43.75 | $93.38 | $236 | — | $214 | $44.55 | — | — | $215 |
| CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S COLLEGE HILL CAMPUS CINCINNATI |
$46.41 | $11.71 | $12.35 | $25.35 | $73.48 | $12.29 | — | $12.29 | — |
| EAST LIVERPOOL CITY HOSPITAL EAST LIVERPOOL |
$98.00 | — | $80.09 | $76.28 | — | — | $147 | — | — |
| COSHOCTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER COSHOCTON |
$98.00 | — | $78.47 | $76.22 | — | — | $147 | — | — |
| LIMA MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM LIMA |
$138 | $99.82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | $413 |
| KETTERING HEALTH HAMILTON HAMILTON |
$222 | $97.69 | $161 | $109 | $333 | — | — | — | $156 |
| SOIN MEDICAL CENTER BEAVERCREEK |
$222 | $97.69 | $160 | $108 | $333 | — | — | — | $154 |
| KETTERING HEALTH TROY TROY |
$222 | $97.69 | $159 | $108 | $333 | — | — | — | $156 |
| KETTERING HEALTH DAYTON DAYTON |
$222 | $97.69 | $160 | $108 | $333 | — | — | — | $154 |
| KETTERING HEALTH BEHAVIORAL MEDICAL CENTER DAYTON |
$222 | $97.69 | $161 | $109 | $333 | — | — | — | $157 |
| KETTERING HEALTH BEHAVIORAL MEDICAL CENTER DAYTON |
$222 | $97.69 | $161 | $109 | $333 | — | — | — | $157 |
| KETTERING HEALTH MAIN CAMPUS KETTERING |
$222 | $97.69 | $160 | $108 | $333 | — | — | — | $154 |
| KETTERING HEALTH GREENE MEMORIAL XENIA |
$222 | $97.69 | $159 | $108 | $333 | — | — | — | $156 |
| MERCY HEALTH - DEFIANCE HOSPITAL DEFIANCE |
$235 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AULTMAN ALLIANCE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ALLIANCE |
$240 | $98.91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | $198 |
| GENESIS HOSPITAL ZANESVILLE |
$242 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINGS DAUGHTERS MEDICAL CENTER OHIO PORTSMOUTH |
$245 | $405 | $391 | — | $211 | — | $551 | — | $340 |
| SUMMA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL AKRON |
$296 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HENRY COUNTY HOSPITAL NAPOLEON |
$300 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADENA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CHILLICOTHE |
$304 | $101 | $101 | $101 | $377 | $101 | $578 | — | — |
| ADENA FAYETTE MEDICAL CENTER WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE |
$304 | $249 | $383 | $249 | $419 | $249 | $578 | — | — |
| ADENA PIKE MEDICAL CENTER WAVERLY |
$304 | $146 | $523 | $146 | $440 | $146 | $578 | — | — |
| ADENA GREENFIELD MEDICAL CENTER GREENFIELD |
$304 | $146 | $146 | $146 | $578 | $147 | $578 | — | — |
| TRIHEALTH CLINTON REGIONAL HOSPITAL WILMINGTON |
$310 | $101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TRINITY MEDICAL CENTER WEST STEUBENVILLE |
$311 | $98.26 | $98.26 | $98.26 | $421 | $100 | — | $98.26 | — |
| TRINITY MEDICAL CENTER EAST STEUBENVILLE |
$311 | $98.26 | $98.26 | $98.26 | $421 | $100 | — | $98.26 | — |
| TRINITY HEALTH ST. CLAIRSVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD HOSPITAL CLAIRSVILLE |
$311 | $98.26 | $98.26 | $98.26 | $421 | $100 | — | $98.26 | — |
| ASHTABULA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER ASHTABULA |
$318 | $19.43 | $17.15 | $141 | $196 | — | — | — | — |
| MOUNT CARMEL ST ANN'S HOSPITAL WESTERVILLE |
$329 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MOUNT CARMEL NEW ALBANY HOSPITAL NEW ALBANY |
$329 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MOUNT CARMEL DUBLIN DUBLIN |
$329 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DILEY RIDGE MEDICAL CENTER CANAL WINCHESTER |
$329 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MOUNT CARMEL GROVE CITY GROVE CITY |
$329 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MOUNT CARMEL EAST COLUMBUS |
$329 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| THE CHRIST HOSPITAL AUBURN AVE CINCINNATI |
$337 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BERGER HOSPITAL CIRCLEVILLE |
$343 | $101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DELAWARE |
$347 | $101 | — | $105 | — | — | — | — | — |
| TWIN CITY MEDICAL CENTER DENNISON |
$354 | $56.00 | $91.21 | $242 | $620 | $50.12 | — | — | — |
| VAN WERT HOSPITAL VAN WERT |
$357 | $107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | $110 |
| HOLZER MEDICAL CENTER JACKSON JACKSON |
$360 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HOLZER GALLIPOLIS GALLIPOLIS |
$360 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RIVERSIDE METHODIST HOSPITAL COLUMBUS |
$361 | $101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DUBLIN METHODIST HOSPITAL DUBLIN |
$361 | $101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PICKERINGTON METHODIST HOSPITAL PICKERINGTON |
$361 | $103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GRANT MEDICAL CENTER COLUMBUS |
$361 | $101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DOCTORS HOSPITAL COLUMBUS |
$361 | $103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OHIOHEALTH GROVE CITY METHODIST HOSPITAL GROVE CITY |
$361 | $103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADAMS COUNTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SEAMAN |
$361 | — | $34.98 | $34.98 | — | $34.98 | — | — | — |
| SURGICAL HOSPITAL AT SOUTHWOODS YOUNGSTOWN |
$393 | $98.91 | $98.91 | — | — | $98.91 | — | — | — |
| SURGICAL HOSPITAL AT SOUTHWOODS YOUNGSTOWN |
$393 | $98.91 | $98.91 | — | — | $98.91 | — | — | — |
| MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF UNION COUNTY MARYSVILLE |
$393 | $85.00 | $78.00 | $101 | $81.50 | $89.00 | $85.00 | — | — |
| WILSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL W MICHIGAN ST SIDNEY |
$406 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SALEM REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SALEM |
$410 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AULTMAN ORRVILLE HOSPITAL ORRVILLE |
$426 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $198 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO MEDICAL CENTER TOLEDO |
$454 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AULTMAN HOSPITAL CANTON |
$468 | $98.91 | — | — | $171 | — | — | — | $198 |
| MERCY HEALTH KINGS MILLS HOSPITAL MASON |
$470 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HEALTH - CLERMONT HOSPITAL BATAVIA |
$470 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 72052, 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: $442 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $478 for this?
That is the median of what the 122 Ohio hospitals above publish for X-ray of upper spine, 6 or more 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 72052 in Ohio, Medicare reimburses about $58.27 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Ohio range from $17.50 to $1,249 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 8.2x 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, 6 or more views cost in Ohio?
- Cash prices for x-ray of upper spine, 6 or more views (CPT 72052) in Ohio range from $17.50 to $1,249, with a median of $478. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest x-ray of upper spine, 6 or more views in Ohio?
- The cheapest Ohio hospital published cash price for this procedure is $17.50. 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 72052 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.