Tailbone (Sacrum and Coccyx) X-ray cost at US hospitals

X-ray of the sacrum and coccyx, 2 or more views · CPT 72220

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Tailbone (Sacrum and Coccyx) X-ray

Two or more x-rays of the very bottom of the spine — the wedge-shaped sacrum and the small tailbone below it. It is most often taken after a backward fall onto a hard surface. True fractures down there are uncommon; bruising and stretched ligaments are the usual finding.

$40.00

lowest cash price

$289.20

national median

$2,717.36

highest cash price

908

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $40.00–$2,717.36 — the variation is the story.

Most expensive published cash price

$2,717.36

HCA FLORIDA BRANDON HOSPITAL — TAMPA, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($469.65) → Sep 1, 2026 ($391.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $218.40 $485.16 $653.64
Arizona 23 $68.97 $104.54 $464.50
Arkansas 11 $53.55 $244.40 $318.00
California 90 $96.18 $426.40 $1,285.71
Colorado 17 $48.93 $696.75 $1,230.95
Florida 70 $166.04 $934.16 $2,717.36
Georgia 25 $220.23 $301.14 $1,695.72
Hawaii 2 $145.60 $145.60 $268.50
Illinois 51 $101.64 $412.56 $744.10
Indiana 26 $198.00 $219.00 $1,020.60
Iowa 31 $102.06 $221.65 $625.00
Kansas 10 $252.40 $329.55 $790.22
Kentucky 22 $124.24 $336.60 $1,020.60
Louisiana 1 $106.86 $106.86 $106.86
Maine 7 $253.35 $473.75 $741.25
Maryland 2 $89.40 $89.40 $89.40
Michigan 27 $54.88 $302.00 $448.80
Minnesota 19 $138.43 $192.00 $442.40
Mississippi 11 $54.50 $111.60 $149.94
Missouri 21 $89.25 $268.95 $716.50
Montana 2 $237.60 $237.60 $251.20
Nebraska 12 $102.06 $179.00 $272.58
Nevada 4 $151.15 $362.03 $505.08
New Hampshire 1 $607.60 $607.60 $607.60
New Jersey 22 $87.84 $103.69 $224.00
New Mexico 2 $253.68 $253.68 $253.68
New York 23 $104.19 $104.19 $791.00
North Carolina 15 $231.50 $231.50 $440.48
North Dakota 4 $160.80 $236.00 $376.80
Ohio 68 $166.80 $322.40 $626.40
Oklahoma 18 $40.00 $258.05 $588.59
Oregon 13 $120.96 $184.50 $406.30
Pennsylvania 33 $88.00 $308.00 $686.40
South Carolina 11 $148.50 $347.50 $1,118.00
South Dakota 7 $248.00 $351.20 $440.80
Tennessee 38 $67.48 $77.12 $1,326.82
Texas 108 $78.30 $307.05 $2,477.64
Virginia 43 $67.85 $419.50 $1,710.00
Washington 32 $171.60 $244.00 $602.00
West Virginia 17 $126.00 $192.50 $281.50
Wisconsin 33 $76.95 $330.00 $601.04
Wyoming 4 $78.96 $223.87 $243.59

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension St. Vincent Williamsport (St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital, Inc.) Williamsport, IN $288.60 $3.86 – $250.00
Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CA $288.80 $35.89 – $1,054.00
Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CA $288.80 $27.10 – $874.82
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park, IL $289.20 $15.74 – $173.46
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark, MO $289.90 $17.00 – $241.75
Mercy Hospital Kingfisher Kingfisher, OK $291.20 $20.25 – $200.05
Sanford Canton Inwood Medical Center Canton, SD $291.20 $124.49 – $327.60
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Joe, FL $292.40 $71.51 – $194.81
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH $297.00 $82.33 – $356.40
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria, OH $297.00 $66.54 – $148.20
University Hospitals St. John Medical Center Westlake OH, OH $297.00 $66.54 – $160.04
University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center Willoughby OH 44094|7590 Auburn Road, OH $297.00 $82.33 – $148.20
University Hospitals Parma Medical Center Parma OH 44129|7007 Powers Boulevard, OH $297.00 $66.54 – $148.20
University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna OH 44266, OH $297.00 $59.89 – $160.04
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon, OH $297.00 $59.89 – $148.20
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood, OH $297.00 $59.89 – $356.40
Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI $301.00 $86.71 – $156.08
Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI $301.00 $86.71 – $156.08
Adventhealth Murray Po Box 1406, GA $301.14 $35.53 – $160.59
Adventhealth Gordon Calhoun, GA $301.14 $48.32 – $175.19
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg, CA $301.62 $8.52 – $133.63
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell, IA $301.92 $7.71 – $152.09
Corewell Health Pennock Hastings, MI $302.00 $74.90 – $74.90
Corewell Health Big Rapids Big Rapids, MI $302.00 $74.90 – $156.08
Corewell Health Gerber Fremont, MI $302.00 $74.90 – $74.90
Corewell Health Reed City Po Box 75, MI $302.00 $74.90 – $74.90
Corewell Health Greenville Greenville, MI $302.00 $74.90 – $156.08
Corewell Health Zeeland Zeeland, MI $302.00 $74.90 – $156.08
RIDEOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Marysville, CA $302.28 $14.47 – $1,239.15
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls, IA $303.55 $81.99 – $467.00
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CA $303.56 $27.10 – $874.82
Central Medical Center Seattle, WA $304.00 $89.00 – $89.00
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac, WI $304.15 $63.69 – $166.13
SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital Waupun, WI $304.15 $63.69 – $63.69
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon, WI $304.15 $63.69 – $63.69
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance Fort Worth, TX $307.05 $32.75 – $36.03
Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital Arlington, TX $307.05 $32.75 – $36.03
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen Allen, TX $307.05 $32.75 – $35.37
Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano Plano, TX $307.05 $32.75 – $35.37
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle Azle, TX $307.05 $32.75 – $36.03
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton Denton, TX $307.05 $32.75 – $36.03
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound Flower Mound, TX $307.05 $32.75 – $36.03
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas, TX $307.05 $32.75 – $35.37
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco, TX $307.05 $32.75 – $35.37
Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington Arlington, TX $307.05 $32.75 – $36.03
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman Kaufman, TX $307.05 $32.75 – $35.37
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford Bedford, TX $307.05 $32.75 – $36.03
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano, TX $307.05 $32.75 – $35.37
Texas Health Hospital Rockwall Rockwall, TX $307.05 $32.75 – $35.37
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake Southlake, TX $307.05 $32.75 – $36.03

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