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X-ray of the Tailbone (Sacrum and Coccyx)

Louisiana 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?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.88 from a physician practice, and about $77.62 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$33.88$26.92 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$77.62$75.86 to $115

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $78 · 10th to 90th $46 to $174Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $21 to $46
$20$50$100$200facility $78professional $34

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
$33.11
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$31.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$28.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$9.55
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$12.59
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$30.90
6 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$7.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$30.20

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 32nd of 51

$36.31

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.