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X-ray of the Tailbone (Sacrum and Coccyx)

Indiana 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?

$37.15

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.90 from a physician practice, and about $209 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 6 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$30.90$28.18 to $38.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$74.13 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $38 to $355Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $25 to $62
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $209professional $31

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
$41.69
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$45.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$43.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$15.14
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$43.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$354.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$17.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$37.15
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$37.15
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$47.86

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 45th of 51

$37.15

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.