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Sacroiliac Joint X-ray

Michigan 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?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.90 from a physician practice, and about $72.44 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$38.90$31.62 to $52.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$52.48 to $174

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $41 to $257Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $26 to $56
$20$50$100$200facility $72professional $39

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
$38.02
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$32.36
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$60.26
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$257.04
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$87.10
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$41.69
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$11.22
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$30.90
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$58.88
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$17.38
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$30.20
5 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
$15.85
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.90
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 25th of 51

$38.90

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.