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
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK, CA $515.20 $118.00 – $118.00
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland, WA $515.20 $55.65 – $312.06
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO, CA $515.20 $118.00 – $118.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH, CA $515.20 $118.00 – $118.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT, CA $515.20 $118.00 – $118.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO, CA $515.20 $118.00 – $118.00
Roseville Medical Center ROSEVILLE, CA $515.20 $118.00 – $118.00
San Jose Medical Center SAN JOSE, CA $515.20 $118.00 – $118.00
San Francisco Medical Center SAN FRANCISCO, CA $515.20 $118.00 – $118.00
Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Kodiak, AK $517.14 not published
Maryview Hospital Portsmouth, VA $519.00 not published
Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA $519.00 not published
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Peoria, IL $519.60 $21.73 – $317.04
WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg, PA $523.60 $26.99 – $497.84
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $524.30 not published
OSF Saint James John W Albrecht Medical Center Pontiac, IL $536.80 $93.26 – $95.12
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston, FL $538.20 $7.25 – $646.00
martin north hospital Stuart, FL $538.20 $6.48 – $380.00
HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital Mattoon, IL $538.56 $37.30 – $748.00
Lorain Hospital Lorain, OH $538.80 not published
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Grass Valley, CA $555.36 $35.89 – $287.14
HSHS St. John's Hospital IL 62769|301 N. 8th St., IL $555.84 $34.29 – $772.00
Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CA $556.20 $35.89 – $1,039.76
HSHS St. Mary's Hospital DECATUR, IL $563.04 $34.29 – $782.00
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital Cortlandt Manor, NY $565.00 $66.29 – $130.24
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach, FL $567.99 $86.33 – $198.52
OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center Alton, IL $569.40 $57.89 – $95.12
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX $583.50 $87.42 – $170.47
Houston Methodist West Hospital Houston, TX $583.50 $87.42 – $349.69
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX $583.50 $87.42 – $170.47
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX $583.50 $87.42 – $170.47
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX $583.50 $87.42 – $170.47
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX $583.50 $87.42 – $174.84
Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX $583.50 $96.71 – $96.71
Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX $583.50 $87.42 – $170.47
Boca Raton Regional Hospital BOCA RATON, FL $585.00 $89.25 – $587.70
OSF Holy Family Medical Center Monmouth, IL $587.20 not published
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Midwest Midwest City, OK $588.59 $34.94 – $179.11
Lourdes Hospital Paducah, KY $594.60 not published
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison, WI $601.04 $7.77 – $234.40
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane, WA $602.00 $96.98 – $287.32
St. Elizabeth Community Hospital Red Bluff, CA $602.11 $54.77 – $1,010.38
MaineHealth - Memorial Hospital North Conway, NH $607.60 $8.00 – $256.73
St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown, OH $612.60 not published
St Elizabeth Boardman Hospital Youngstown, OH $612.60 not published
St Joseph Warren Hospital Warren, OH $612.60 not published
Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia, VA $614.40 not published
HCA HealthONE PRESBYTERIAN ST. LUKE'S REHABILITATION, A PART OF SPALDING REHABILITATION Denver, CO $617.32 $137.53 – $182.03
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines, IA $625.00 $82.14 – $625.00
STONECREST MEDICAL CENTER Smyrna, TN $625.34 $18.15 – $83.86

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