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X-ray of the Tailbone (Sacrum and Coccyx)

Alabama rates for HCPCS 72220

An X-ray captures images of the sacrum and coccyx, the bones at the very base of the spine commonly known as the tailbone. It is typically ordered after a fall or injury to check for a fracture, or to evaluate persistent tailbone pain. The images focus specifically on this lower spinal region rather than the entire spine.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does X-ray of the Tailbone (Sacrum and Coccyx) cost?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.88 from a physician practice, and about $105 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$33.88$27.54 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$105$41.69 to $155

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $30 to $324Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $23 to $54
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $105professional $34

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$33.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$33.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$10.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$17.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$131.83

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Wisconsin than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $39.81 · 34th of 51
WI $89.13VT $32.36

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.