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X-ray of the Tailbone (Sacrum and Coccyx)

Iowa 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?

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $43.65 from a physician practice, and about $87.10 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 8 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$43.65$30.90 to $115
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$87.10$61.66 to $191

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $87 · 10th to 90th $52 to $288Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $27 to $158
$20$50$100$200facility $87professional $44

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
$52.48
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$74.13
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$120.23
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$53.70
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$75.86
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$208.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$83.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$177.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$112.20
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$31.62
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$79.43
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$83.18
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$25.12
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$63.10
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$95.50
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$64.57
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.60
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$47.86

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 12th of 51

$48.98

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.