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
St Anne Hospital Toledo, OH $626.40 not published
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC $652.50 $53.81 – $93.02
Baptist Hospital MIAMI, FL $652.60 $35.25 – $669.60
Bethesda Hospital East BOYNTON BEACH, FL $652.60 $35.25 – $903.60
Doctors Hospital CORAL GABLES, FL $652.60 $34.17 – $903.60
Baptist Health Hospital Doral SOUTH MIAMI, FL $652.60 $34.17 – $669.60
Fishermens Community Hospital MARATHON, FL $652.60 $34.17 – $903.60
Homestead Hospital HOMESTEAD, FL $652.60 $34.17 – $903.60
Mariners Hospital TAVERNIER, FL $652.60 $34.17 – $903.60
West Kendall Baptist Hospital MIAMI, FL $652.60 $34.17 – $903.60
Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK $653.64 $267.74 – $389.75
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CA $654.03 $60.90 – $1,264.20
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester, KY $654.38 $81.65 – $81.65
Pen Bay Medical Center Rockport, ME $663.00 $8.08 – $339.66
Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick, ME $663.00 $8.00 – $16.95
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz, CA $670.50 $35.89 – $1,321.53
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing, NY $676.00 $30.00 – $109.40
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas, TX $683.63 $307.27 – $307.27
Adventhealth Central Texas Killeen, TX $683.63 $87.42 – $307.27
UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA $686.40 $19.80 – $94.54
SPOTSYLVANIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Fredericksburg, VA $687.44 $21.58 – $182.03
HCA HealthONE Rocky Mountain Children's at Presbyterian St. Luke's Denver, CO $696.75 $20.21 – $258.24
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Emergency Center - Alon San Antonio, TX $707.85 $26.73 – $165.36
Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield, TX $713.28 $87.42 – $174.84
Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South Burleson, TX $713.28 $87.57 – $175.13
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Lexington, MO $716.50 $31.17 – $71.77
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX $740.46 $87.42 – $347.97
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX $740.46 $247.94 – $347.97
Covenant Specialty Hospital Lubbock, TX $740.46 not published
Stephens Memorial Hospital Norway, ME $741.25 $8.29 – $690.85
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital IL 60190, IL $744.10 not published
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital DBA Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL $744.10 not published
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL $744.10 not published
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL $744.10 not published
Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital Palos Heights, IL $744.10 not published
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL $744.10 not published
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $744.10 not published
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles, VA $774.84 $32.37 – $182.03
St Mary's Hospital Richmond, VA $776.40 not published
St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA $776.40 not published
Memorial Regional Hospital Mechanicsville, VA $776.40 not published
Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA $776.40 not published
Adventhealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS $790.22 $37.69 – $238.93
Adventhealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS $790.22 $37.69 – $238.93
Adventhealth Ottawa Ottawa, KS $790.22 $37.69 – $145.62
NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, NY $791.00 $30.00 – $130.86
MEDICAL CITY FRISCO HOSPITAL Frisco, TX $807.13 $32.75 – $109.34
AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL $820.00 $89.53 – $240.83
MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL Dallas, TX $877.92 $32.26 – $109.34
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL $898.60 $86.33 – $151.68

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