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
26-1214372 NEA Baptist Jonesboro, AR $110.96 $17.00 – $162.26
CHI St. Vincent Morrilton Morrilton, AR $111.05 $33.64 – $113.78
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ $111.37 $27.06 – $191.50
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $111.58 $22.02 – $206.34
64-0663760 BMH Booneville Booneville, MS $111.60 $75.29 – $219.60
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Hamilton Township, NJ $111.61 $27.06 – $191.50
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ $112.53 $58.65 – $272.25
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $112.80 $26.99 – $99.57
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ $115.08 $18.01 – $191.50
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $117.49 $27.06 – $193.95
UPMC Northwest Seneca, PA $119.40 $26.99 – $88.15
Henry Ford Hospital Detroit MI 48202 | 19401 Hubbard Dr., MI $119.66 $5.33 – $138.69
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI $119.66 $5.33 – $199.43
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital: Wyandotte, MI $119.66 $5.33 – $138.69
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI $119.66 $5.33 – $199.43
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $120.60 not published
NORTHWEST MEDICAL FOUNDATION OF TILLAMOOK Tillamook, OR $120.96 $8.24 – $18.75
81-3257997 BMH Calhoun Calhoun City, MS $123.76 $88.05 – $89.81
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $124.14 $17.51 – $197.58
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling, KY $124.24 $70.96 – $308.49
Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) Tulsa, OK $124.32 $10.66 – $335.00
Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) Owasso, OK $124.32 $10.66 – $188.44
Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) Bartlesville, OK $124.32 $10.66 – $259.34
Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) Nowata, OK $124.32 $10.66 – $259.34
Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) Sapulpa, OK $124.32 $10.66 – $53.05
Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) Jenks, OK $124.32 $10.66 – $19.41
Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital Madison Heights, MI $124.88 $19.02 – $46.84
Henry Ford Warren Hospital Warren, MI $124.88 $19.02 – $163.91
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL $125.00 $30.60 – $151.08
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL $125.00 $30.60 – $151.08
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange, IL $125.00 $30.60 – $151.08
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL $125.00 $30.60 – $151.08
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro, TN $125.45 $16.30 – $127.70
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville, TN $125.45 $16.30 – $127.70
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $126.00 not published
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $126.29 $27.06 – $197.58
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $127.12 $27.06 – $214.56
Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ $127.64 $27.06 – $191.50
64-0844470 MBMC Yazoo Yazoo City, MS $127.92 $77.05 – $78.59
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $133.00 not published
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY $133.80 $30.68 – $269.80
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $135.45 $27.06 – $196.59
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville, WV $135.50 not published
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix, AZ $137.63 $34.33 – $491.02
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407, MN $138.43 $56.44 – $331.00
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN $138.43 $56.44 – $331.00
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN $138.43 $56.44 – $331.00
64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus Meridian, MS $138.80 $79.21 – $176.47
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt, MN $139.33 $69.64 – $336.00
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN $139.33 $69.64 – $336.00

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