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
Sanford Fargo Medical Center Fargo, ND $376.80 $32.62 – $423.90
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY $377.62 $54.96 – $809.90
Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center Williamson, KY $379.80 $50.91 – $50.91
Providence Medford Medical Center Medford, OR $384.00 $88.19 – $220.49
Marion General Hospital Marion, OH $384.15 $83.10 – $86.42
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA $385.14 $35.89 – $946.00
UPMC Muncy Muncy, PA $387.60 $21.12 – $84.70
UPMC Williamsport Williamsport, PA $387.60 $21.12 – $89.83
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas, CA $388.28 $35.89 – $188.16
Sanford Hospital Webster Webster, SD $390.40 $153.23 – $439.20
Corewell Health Gross Pointe Grosse Pointe, MI $391.00 $23.48 – $117.11
Corewell Health Taylor Taylor, MI $391.00 $50.31 – $117.11
Corewell Health Trenton Trenton, MI $391.00 $47.93 – $117.11
Corewell Health Troy Troy, MI $391.00 $23.37 – $117.06
Corewell Health Wayne Wayne, MI $391.00 $47.39 – $117.11
Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge, CA $391.72 $35.89 – $1,404.00
Mercy Hospital Ardmore Northwest Ardmore, OK $393.25 $20.25 – $200.05
Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA $394.00 $35.81 – $199.53
Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA $394.00 $35.81 – $199.53
Emory Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Decatur, GA $394.00 $45.58 – $45.58
Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA $394.00 $35.81 – $199.53
Emory Rehabilitation Hospital Atlanta, GA $394.00 $35.81 – $199.53
Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital Atlanta, GA $394.00 $35.81 – $199.53
Emory University Hospital Ne, GA $394.00 $35.81 – $199.53
Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA $394.00 $35.81 – $199.53
avon hospital Avon, OH $395.20 $0.87 – $547.20
euclid hospital Euclid, OH $395.20 $0.87 – $547.20
fairview hospital Cleveland, OH $395.20 $0.87 – $547.20
lutheran hospital Cleveland, OH $395.20 $0.87 – $547.20
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights, OH $395.20 $0.87 – $547.20
lodi hospital Lodi, OH $395.20 $75.62 – $547.20
marymount hospital Garfield Heights, OH $395.20 $0.87 – $547.20
medina hospital Medina, OH $395.20 $0.87 – $547.20
south pointe hospital Warrensville Heights, OH $395.20 $0.87 – $547.20
Adventhealth Durand Durand, WI $395.22 not published
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS, TX $396.23 $32.75 – $32.75
Love County Health Center Marietta, OK $397.00 $20.25 – $200.05
St Francis Downtown Greenville, SC $397.20 not published
St Francis Eastside Greenville, SC $397.20 not published
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines, IA $399.31 $7.71 – $146.74
Providence Valdez Medical Center Valdez, AK $400.14 not published
OSF Healthcare Saint Katharine Medical Center Dixon, IL $400.40 $93.26 – $93.26
Siena Hospital Henderson, NV $400.89 $31.08 – $1,218.54
Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital Wheaton, IL $401.10 not published
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley, MN $404.80 $92.45 – $455.40
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji, MN $404.80 $65.56 – $455.40
UPMC St. Margaret Pittsburgh, PA $405.00 $26.99 – $92.34
Willard Hospital Willard, OH $405.00 not published
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines, IA $406.25 $5.33 – $625.00
Sunnyside Medical Center CLACKAMAS, OR $406.30 $146.00 – $146.00

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