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Sacroiliac Joint X-ray

Rhode Island 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?

$42.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $40.74 from a physician practice, and about $219 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$40.74$29.51 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$120 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $93 to $257Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $27 to $56
$20$50$100$200$500facility $219professional $41

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$14.79
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$40.74
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
$13.49
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 19th of 51

$42.66

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.