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
Mercy Hospital Watonga Watonga, OK $174.85 $20.25 – $200.05
Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville, WV $175.00 $6.17 – $155.68
Ascension Seton Smithville (Ascension Seton) Smithville, TX $175.50 $20.12 – $323.23
SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES Simi Valley, CA $178.72 $44.14 – $292.79
United Hospital Center Bridgeport, WV $179.00 $6.17 – $156.99
CHI Health St. Elizabeth Lincoln, NE $179.00 $45.61 – $286.40
Covenant Hospital Plainview Plainview, TX $179.76 $84.80 – $92.23
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC $180.00 $50.29 – $89.03
CHI Health St. Mary's Nebraska City, NE $180.11 $9.64 – $43.20
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $181.56 $0.94 – $122.45
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon, WI $182.32 $13.80 – $188.56
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee, WI $182.32 $13.80 – $188.56
Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR $184.50 $27.07 – $177.02
Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR $184.50 $24.01 – $332.87
Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR $184.50 $24.01 – $332.87
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR $184.50 $24.01 – $332.87
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR $184.50 $24.01 – $332.87
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $185.07 $21.85 – $127.70
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea, KY $185.11 $105.95 – $349.44
UKIAH ADVENTIST HOSPITAL Ukiah, CA $186.40 $8.52 – $220.07
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport, IA $186.60 $84.28 – $118.00
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis, IL $186.60 $54.71 – $253.47
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt, IA $186.60 $51.83 – $105.74
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL $186.60 $52.00 – $146.17
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg, PA $188.40 $21.61 – $266.90
UPMC Hanover Hanover, PA $188.40 $21.61 – $134.58
UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA $188.40 $21.61 – $135.31
UPMC Memorial York, PA $188.40 $21.61 – $135.09
UPMC Somerset Somerset, PA $188.40 $18.98 – $83.95
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA $188.40 $21.61 – $266.90
UnityPoint Health - St. Lukes Downtown Sioux City, IA $190.96 $7.02 – $137.97
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne, MN $192.00 $58.10 – $216.00
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg, WV $192.50 $6.17 – $58.62
Barnesville Hospital Barnesville, OH $193.50 not published
West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown, WV $193.50 $6.17 – $354.89
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $194.33 $16.30 – $127.70
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $194.33 $16.30 – $127.70
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA $196.08 $32.30 – $447.00
Parkview Huntington Hospital Huntington, IN $198.00 $92.07 – $173.59
Parkview Whitley Hospital & Parkview Kosciusko Hospital Columbia City, IN $198.00 $92.07 – $173.59
Parkview Logansport Hospital Logansport, IN $199.12 $92.07 – $184.15
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo, CA $199.35 $1.28 – $141.38
Parkview LaGrange Hospital Lagrange, IN $199.50 $164.49 – $187.82
Parkview DeKalb Hospital Auburn, IN $201.00 $92.07 – $173.59
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg, WV $201.60 not published
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY $201.75 $35.02 – $35.02
Newark Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY $201.75 $22.45 – $46.78
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic Clifton Springs, NY $201.75 $19.31 – $24.71
Parkview Noble Hospital Kendallville, IN $202.00 $92.07 – $173.59
Parkview Wabash Hospital Wabash, IN $204.00 $164.49 – $187.82

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