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
UPMC Western Maryland Cumberland, MD $89.40 $49.00 – $49.00
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ $92.93 $37.96 – $272.25
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $94.74 $58.65 – $272.25
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi, CA $96.18 $8.52 – $229.57
Ocean University Medical Center Brick, NJ $96.23 $43.28 – $96.23
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ $96.23 $43.28 – $101.04
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ $97.46 $43.28 – $219.04
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ $97.46 $43.28 – $102.33
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ $97.46 $23.10 – $219.04
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ $97.54 $37.13 – $219.04
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison, NJ $97.54 $56.92 – $231.98
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon, TN $97.75 $16.30 – $160.80
Henry Ford St John Hospital Detroit, MI $98.00 $19.02 – $163.91
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson, AZ $98.10 $44.56 – $261.60
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson, AZ $100.72 $44.56 – $261.60
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $100.79 $17.01 – $192.46
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago, IL $101.64 $27.21 – $226.71
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ $101.64 $58.65 – $272.25
CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA $102.06 $36.45 – $206.55
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE $102.06 $41.31 – $206.55
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha, NE $102.06 $41.31 – $206.55
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha, NE $102.06 $34.02 – $206.55
CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE $102.06 $38.88 – $206.55
CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE $102.06 $43.74 – $206.55
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ $102.37 $37.96 – $272.25
CHI St. Vincent North Sherwood, AR $103.46 $33.64 – $223.85
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ $103.69 $24.53 – $250.18
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ $103.69 $27.06 – $219.04
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016, NY $104.19 $1.00 – $162.95
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $104.19 $1.00 – $162.95
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx, NY $104.19 $1.00 – $162.95
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $104.19 $1.00 – $162.95
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $104.19 $1.00 – $162.95
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $104.19 $1.00 – $162.95
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY $104.19 $1.00 – $162.95
Elmhurst Hospital Center NY 11373, NY $104.19 $1.00 – $162.95
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $104.19 $1.00 – $162.95
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY $104.19 $1.00 – $162.95
North Central Bronx Bronx, NY $104.19 $1.00 – $162.95
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ $104.54 $58.65 – $272.25
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson, AZ $104.94 $58.65 – $178.20
TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Templeton, CA $105.14 $111.73 – $1,952.60
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $105.57 $1.28 – $148.48
39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County STARKVILLE, MS $105.60 $31.38 – $179.08
Henry Ford Genesys Hospital Grand Blanc Twp, MI $106.26 $24.34 – $120.18
CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital Alexandria, LA $106.86 $65.92 – $181.11
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $107.81 $58.65 – $272.25
UPMC Bedford Everett, PA $108.00 $25.77 – $162.00
Henry Ford Rochester Hospital Rochester, MI $109.04 $17.44 – $163.91
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $110.16 $26.73 – $195.53

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