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
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield, CA $206.10 $1.28 – $192.52
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia, WA $206.96 $100.77 – $497.22
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia, WA $206.96 $85.07 – $446.94
Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) Saint Johns, FL $207.57 $65.44 – $194.81
Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $207.57 $65.44 – $194.81
Parkview Regional Medical Center & Parkview Hospital Randallia Fort Wayne, IN $208.00 $92.07 – $173.59
Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN $208.00 $92.07 – $173.59
Banner Page Hospital Page, AZ $208.01 $7.80 – $171.19
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $208.07 $54.96 – $471.38
Princeton Community Hospital Princeton, WV $209.00 $6.17 – $193.55
St. Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $209.20 $127.23 – $544.33
Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH $210.00 not published
Parkview Montpelier Hospital Montpelier, OH $210.50 not published
Parkview Bryan Hospital Bryan, OH $210.50 $86.58 – $259.74
East Morgan County Hospital Brush, CO $211.15 $8.01 – $18.43
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe, WI $211.20 $50.04 – $84.53
Thomas Hospitals South Charleston, WV $212.00 $6.17 – $420.41
Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH $212.49 $69.78 – $115.13
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg, WV $213.50 $6.17 – $58.15
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $213.85 $17.00 – $179.57
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH $214.50 $83.91 – $87.27
Berger Hospital Circleville, OH $215.15 $55.02 – $55.02
UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA $215.40 $18.98 – $104.94
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque, IA $216.45 $78.07 – $333.00
Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WV $217.50 $6.17 – $58.15
St Elias Specialty Hospital Anchorage, AK $218.40 $84.80 – $225.81
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel Ambulatory Surgery Center Carmel, IN $219.00 $3.86 – $250.00
Ascension St. Vincent Seton (St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital, Inc.) Indianapolis, IN $219.00 $3.86 – $250.00
Ascension St. Vincent Naab Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN $219.00 $3.86 – $250.00
Ascension St. Vincent Anderson (St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital, Inc.) Anderson, IN $219.00 $3.86 – $250.00
Ascension St. Vincent Fishers (St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc.) Fishers, IN $219.00 $3.86 – $250.00
Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo (St. Joseph Hospital & Health Center, Inc.) Kokomo, IN $219.00 $3.86 – $250.00
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel (St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Inc.) Carmel, IN $219.00 $3.86 – $250.00
Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center (St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana, LLC) Carmel, IN $219.00 $3.86 – $250.00
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque, IA $220.06 $7.71 – $220.06
CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold, GA $220.23 $32.60 – $602.64
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson, TN $220.23 $24.26 – $520.80
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $220.75 $127.23 – $544.33
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA $221.12 $35.89 – $476.80
St. Anne Hospital Burien, WA $221.62 $127.23 – $653.20
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton, IA $221.65 $135.00 – $341.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville, IA $221.65 $128.90 – $383.83
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein, IA $221.65 $130.33 – $341.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader, IA $221.65 $175.51 – $356.41
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton, IA $221.65 $82.37 – $341.00
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin, TX $222.00 $107.48 – $1,332.00
St. Luke's Health Memorial Livingston Livingston, TX $222.00 $107.48 – $1,332.00
St. Luke's Health Memorial San Augustine San Augustine, TX $222.00 $107.48 – $1,539.20
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $222.00 $38.84 – $386.62
MultiCare Deaconess Hospital Spokane, WA $222.00 $39.12 – $387.48

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