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X-ray of the Tailbone (Sacrum and Coccyx)

Illinois 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?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $40.74 from a physician practice, and about $263 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 7 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$40.74$29.51 to $54.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$77.62 to $398

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $44 to $513Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $20 to $91
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $263professional $41

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
$43.65
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$45.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$30.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$12.30
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$45.71
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$162.18
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$89.13
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$107.15
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$42.66
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.96
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$31.62
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$100.00

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 17th of 51

$46.77

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.