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X-ray of the Tailbone (Sacrum and Coccyx)

Delaware 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 October 2026.

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

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $31.62 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$31.62$26.30 to $37.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$46.77 to $155

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $32 to $186Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $26 to $52
$20$50$100$200facility $52professional $32

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$38.90
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$245.47
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$51.29
3 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
$14.13
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 3.8 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.

Delaware· 42nd of 51

$31.62

AK $95.50FL $25.12

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.