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X-ray of the Tailbone (Sacrum and Coccyx)

Connecticut 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?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 from a physician practice, and about $89.13 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 6 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$39.81$30.90 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$72.44 to $178

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $56 to $288Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $22 to $141
$20$50$100$200$500facility $89professional $40

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
$64.57
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$83.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$109.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$69.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$17.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$74.13
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$50.12
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$17.78
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$48.98
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$234.42
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$83.18

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 16th of 51

$47.86

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.