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

Prices at 129 hospitals in Ohio, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $455 — 14% above the US median ($401), roughly 8.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
East Liverpool City Hospital East Liverpool, OH $98 $98 ★ 3/5 132 min
Coshocton Regional Medical Center Coshocton, OH $98 $99 ★ 4/5 149 min
Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio Portsmouth, OH $192 $317 146 min
Mercy Health-Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH $208 ★ 4/5 159 min
Christ Hospital Cincinnati, OH $214 $47 ★ 5/5 172 min
Kettering Health Greene Memorial Xenia, OH $222 $159 ★ 5/5 109 min
Kettering Health Main Campus Kettering, OH $222 $160 ★ 3/5 144 min
Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial Hospital Hamilton, OH $222 $161 ★ 3/5 122 min
Kettering Health Dayton Dayton, OH $222 $160 ★ 4/5 127 min
Kettering Health Miamisburg Miamisburg, OH $222 $161 ★ 4/5 108 min
Soin Medical Center Beaver Creek, OH $222 $160 ★ 4/5 128 min
Kettering Health Troy Troy, OH $222 $159 ★ 5/5 127 min
Mercy Health-Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH $223 ★ 4/5 127 min
Alliance Community Hospital Alliance, OH $246 $198 ★ 4/5 171 min
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH $275 $102 ★ 4/5 154 min
Trinity Medical Ctr East &trinity Medical Ctr West Steubenville, OH $276 $103 ★ 2/5 212 min
Harrison Community Hospital Cadiz, OH $285 82 min
Barnesville Hospital Association, Inc Barnesville, OH $285 $4,513 115 min
Fulton County Health Center Wauseon, OH $286 ★ 3/5 137 min
Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH $287 $101 ★ 4/5 230 min
Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH $287 $101 ★ 2/5 158 min
Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH $287 $103 ★ 4/5 178 min
Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH $287 $101 ★ 4/5 229 min
Dublin Springs Dublin, OH $287 $101
Henry County Hospital, Inc Napoleon, OH $300 $400 ★ 2/5 104 min

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 September 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)
$703
Cash / self-pay
$455
Insurer-negotiated
$165
Medicare pays
$53
$232$683
Median cash $455  ·  Medicare $53  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $455 — about 8.5× the Medicare rate ($53). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($107).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $703 list price could save about $248 (35%).

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