X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) (4+ views) cost in Ohio

Prices at 112 hospitals in Ohio, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $433 — 10% above the US median ($395), roughly 8.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
East Liverpool City Hospital East Liverpool, OH $98 $98 ★ 3/5 138 min 15.7%
Coshocton Regional Medical Center Coshocton, OH $98 $99 ★ 4/5 149 min 15.0%
Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio Portsmouth, OH $192 $317 151 min
Mercy Health-Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH $208 ★ 4/5 156 min 14.4%
Christ Hospital Cincinnati, OH $214 $47 ★ 5/5 163 min 14.0%
Kettering Health Greene Memorial Xenia, OH $222 $159 ★ 5/5 114 min 15.6%
Kettering Health Main Campus Kettering, OH $222 $160 ★ 3/5 144 min 15.2%
Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial Hospital Hamilton, OH $222 $161 ★ 3/5 118 min 15.2%
Kettering Health Dayton Dayton, OH $222 $160 ★ 4/5 135 min 15.1%
Kettering Health Miamisburg Miamisburg, OH $222 $161 ★ 4/5 115 min 14.8%
Soin Medical Center Beaver Creek, OH $222 $160 ★ 4/5 130 min 15.5%
Kettering Health Troy Troy, OH $222 $159 ★ 5/5 130 min 15.1%
Mercy Health-Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH $223 ★ 4/5 122 min 14.6%
Alliance Community Hospital Alliance, OH $246 $198 ★ 4/5 167 min 15.0%
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH $275 $102 ★ 4/5 157 min 15.2%
Trinity Medical Ctr East &trinity Medical Ctr West Steubenville, OH $276 $103 ★ 2/5 205 min 15.7%
Harrison Community Hospital Cadiz, OH $285 84 min 15.2%
Barnesville Hospital Association, Inc Barnesville, OH $285 $4,513 113 min 15.0%
Fulton County Health Center Wauseon, OH $286 ★ 3/5 137 min 15.3%
Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH $287 $101 ★ 4/5 222 min 14.3%
Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH $287 $101 ★ 2/5 158 min 15.7%
Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH $287 $103 ★ 4/5 174 min 15.1%
Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH $287 $101 ★ 4/5 226 min 14.9%
Dublin Springs Dublin, OH $287 $101
Henry County Hospital, Inc Napoleon, OH $300 $400 ★ 2/5 105 min 15.1%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated June 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$659
Cash / self-pay
$433
Insurer-negotiated
$163
Medicare pays
$53
$222$707
Median cash $433  ·  Medicare $53  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $433 — about 8.1× the Medicare rate ($53). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($107).

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