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X-ray of the Tailbone (Sacrum and Coccyx)

Kansas 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?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.02 from a physician practice, and about $135 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$38.02$31.62 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$135$135 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $40 to $145Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $29 to $209
$20$50$100$200facility $135professional $38

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
$24.55
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$33.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$69.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$208.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$83.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$38.90
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
$15.14
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$29.51

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 16th of 51

$46.77

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.