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X-ray of the Tailbone (Sacrum and Coccyx)

Arkansas 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?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $81.28 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 7 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$33.11$26.30 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$38.02 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $22 to $339Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $22 to $66
$20$50$100$200$500facility $81professional $33

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
$22.39
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$40.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$51.29
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.14
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$31.62
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$39.81
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$41.69
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$56.23
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$17.38
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$43.65

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Wisconsin than in Vermont. 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.

Arkansas· 47th of 51

$35.48

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.