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
Westside Medical Center HILLSBORO, OR $406.30 $146.00 – $146.00
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) Panama City, FL $406.40 $71.51 – $194.81
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Pensacola, FL $408.80 $69.99 – $194.81
Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CA $410.01 $27.10 – $864.28
Providence Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA $411.60 $52.71 – $427.38
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston, TX $411.95 $32.75 – $1,177.00
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena, TX $411.95 $31.11 – $882.75
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston, TX $411.95 $32.75 – $1,177.00
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX $411.95 $32.75 – $1,177.00
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring, TX $411.95 $32.75 – $1,177.00
St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital The Woodlands, TX $411.95 $32.75 – $1,177.00
Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA $412.20 not published
HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital Shelbyville, IL $412.56 $177.88 – $195.67
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center Rockford, IL $416.40 $21.73 – $326.40
UPMC Passavant-McCandless Pittsburgh, PA $419.40 $26.99 – $92.34
Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City, NC $419.50 $83.18 – $84.84
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA $419.50 $86.61 – $89.15
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $419.50 $86.61 – $89.15
Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $419.50 $86.61 – $89.15
Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk, VA $419.50 $42.39 – $89.15
Sentara CarePlex Hospital Hampton, VA $419.50 $86.61 – $89.15
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA $419.50 $86.61 – $111.68
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk, VA $419.50 $86.61 – $89.15
UPMC McKeesport Mckeesport, PA $424.20 $26.99 – $92.34
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA $425.85 $65.68 – $117.25
Orange County Anaheim Medical Center Anaheim, CA $426.40 $81.00 – $81.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK, CA $426.40 $81.00 – $81.00
Downey Medical Center Downey, CA $426.40 $81.00 – $81.00
San Bernardino - Fontana Medical Center FONTANA, CA $426.40 $81.00 – $81.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE, CA $426.40 $81.00 – $81.00
South Bay Medical Center HARBOR CITY, CA $426.40 $81.00 – $81.00
San Marcos Medical Center SAN MARCOS, CA $426.40 $81.00 – $81.00
West Los Angeles Medical Center LOS ANGELES, CA $426.40 $81.00 – $81.00
Woodland Hills Medical Center WOODLAND HILLS, CA $426.40 $81.00 – $81.00
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY, CA $426.40 $81.00 – $81.00
San Diego Clairemont Mesa Medical Center SAN DIEGO, CA $426.40 $81.00 – $81.00
Los Angeles Sunset Medical Center LOS ANGELES, CA $426.40 $81.00 – $81.00
Moreno Valley Medical Center MORENO VALLEY, CA $426.40 $81.00 – $81.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA $429.80 not published
OSF St Mary Medical Center Galesburg, IL $430.80 $93.26 – $95.12
WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon, PA $431.20 $19.24 – $497.84
HSHS Holy Family Hospital GREENVILLE, IL $431.28 $37.30 – $233.14
UPMC Horizon-Greenville Greenville, PA $431.40 $25.77 – $90.67
UPMC East Monroeville, PA $436.20 $26.99 – $581.60
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton, CA $437.77 $35.89 – $182.86
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital HIGHLAND, IL $438.48 $65.05 – $609.00
Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet Watervliet, MI $439.00 $87.65 – $131.48
Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph St Joseph, MI $439.00 $86.71 – $208.88
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland, OH $439.40 $1.10 – $547.20
akron general Akron, OH $439.40 $0.87 – $547.20

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