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Sacroiliac Joint X-ray

Alabama rates for HCPCS 72200

This is an X-ray of the sacroiliac joints, the joints where the base of the spine connects to the pelvis, using a limited number of views. It is used to look for signs of arthritis, injury, or inflammation in these joints, which can be a source of low back pain.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Sacroiliac Joint X-ray cost?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $31.62 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$31.62$27.54 to $42.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$83.18 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $83 to $126Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $23 to $44
$20$50$100$200facility $83professional $32

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.31
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
12 + 32 · Mandated service + 81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$26.30
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alabama· 34th of 51

$35.48

AK $95.50FL $25.70

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.