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X-ray of the Tailbone (Sacrum and Coccyx)

Georgia 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?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $36.31 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$36.31$30.20 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$32.36 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $26 to $83Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $26 to $71
$20$50$100$200$500facility $48professional $36

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$53.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$63.10
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$16.22
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$83.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$63.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$17.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$44.67
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$66.07
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$87.10
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$25.70
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$87.10
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$53.70
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
$12.02
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$6.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$23.99

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 30th of 51

$36.31

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.