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X-ray of the Tailbone (Sacrum and Coccyx)

Washington, DC 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?

$38.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $31.62 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 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$31.62$30.20 to $63.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$77.62 to $170

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $32 to $427Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $26 to $115
$20$50$100$200$500facility $89professional $32

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
$31.62
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.92
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$120.23
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$9.33
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$60.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$77.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$18.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$131.83

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 42nd of 51

$38.02

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.