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X-ray of the Tailbone (Sacrum and Coccyx)

Kentucky 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?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $117 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$35.48$28.84 to $54.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$117$31.62 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $117 · 10th to 90th $21 to $501Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $23 to $117
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $117professional $35

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
$29.51
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$45.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$43.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$15.14
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$26.92
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$54.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$16.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$37.15
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$39.81
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$85.11
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
$27.54
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$114.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$39.81

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 33rd of 51

$39.81

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.