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Sacroiliac Joint X-ray

Virginia 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?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $36.31 from a physician practice, and about $45.71 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$36.31$30.90 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$45.71$23.99 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $46 · 10th to 90th $11 to $263Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $25 to $52
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $46professional $36

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
$27.54
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$38.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$47.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$11.22
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$38.90
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$41.69
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$11.75
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$42.66
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$48.98
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$11.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$37.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$56.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$39.81
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$331.13
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$74.13
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$19.05
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$39.81
4 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
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$6.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$25.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
27 · Multiple hospital visits
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 33rd of 51

$36.31

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.