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
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN $139.33 $69.64 – $336.00
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, MN $139.33 $82.91 – $441.18
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna, MN $139.33 $69.64 – $336.00
Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital Novi, MI $139.44 $19.02 – $119.05
45-2896080 MBMC Leake Carthage, MS $140.40 $77.05 – $78.59
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA $142.97 $7.71 – $94.18
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA $142.97 $7.71 – $85.78
Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling, CO $143.10 $88.49 – $308.46
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER Kailua, HI $145.60 $12.20 – $474.25
CHI Health Mercy Corning Corning, IA $146.88 $131.58 – $299.88
Covenant Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX $147.00 $84.80 – $92.23
PORTLAND ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER Portland, OR $147.52 $24.65 – $829.80
Jackson General Hospital Ripley, WV $148.00 not published
Arizona General Hospital Mesa Mesa, AZ $148.45 $34.33 – $491.02
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston, SC $148.50 $40.01 – $89.03
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg, SC $148.50 $80.94 – $89.03
SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC. San Luis Obispo, CA $149.40 $111.73 – $2,158.00
CHI Health Missouri Valley Missouri Valley, IA $149.94 $107.10 – $299.88
64-0881013 MBMC Jackson Jackson, MS $149.94 $79.94 – $223.83
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZ $150.64 $58.65 – $272.25
Banner Churchill Community Hospital Fallon, NV $151.15 $73.32 – $270.72
Ascension Seton Edgar B. Davis (Ascension Seton) Luling, TX $154.71 $20.12 – $323.23
Ascension Seton Highland Lakes (Ascension Seton) Burnet, TX $154.71 $20.12 – $323.23
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin, WI $156.88 $29.98 – $204.00
Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. Milwaukee, WI $156.88 $29.98 – $204.00
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus Milwaukee, WI $156.88 $29.98 – $204.00
MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER The Dalles, OR $160.27 $8.24 – $78.00
UPMC Cole Coudersport, PA $160.80 $25.77 – $214.40
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck, ND $160.80 $32.62 – $180.90
Ascension Calumet Hospital, Inc. Chilton, WI $164.73 $8.96 – $21.45
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi, CA $165.24 $1.28 – $46.30
Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $166.04 $65.44 – $194.81
Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Middleburg, FL $166.04 $65.44 – $194.81
Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) Kettering, OH $166.80 $48.56 – $275.46
Kettering Health Miamisburg (Sycamore) Miamisburg, OH $166.80 $48.56 – $275.46
Kettering Health Dayton (Grandview) Dayton, OH $166.80 $48.56 – $275.46
Soin Medical Center Beaver Creek, OH $166.80 $48.56 – $275.46
Kettering Health Greene Memorial Xenia, OH $166.80 $48.56 – $275.46
Kettering Health Hamilton (Fort Hamilton) Hamilton, OH $166.80 $48.56 – $275.46
Kettering Health Troy Troy, OH $166.80 $48.56 – $275.46
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville, OH $167.13 $202.20 – $259.49
UPMC Altoona Altoona, PA $171.00 $16.50 – $228.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport, IA $171.00 $84.28 – $118.00
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma, CA $171.00 $8.52 – $175.73
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley, CA $171.00 $0.25 – $184.68
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare, CA $171.00 $8.52 – $162.30
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett, WA $171.60 $99.10 – $335.20
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073, MN $171.81 $85.21 – $310.64
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV $173.00 not published
St. Joseph's Hospital Buckhannon, WV $174.00 not published

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