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X-ray of the Tailbone (Sacrum and Coccyx)

Massachusetts 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?

$43.65

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $40.74 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 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 9 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$30.20 to $79.43
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$41.69 to $209

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $23 to $324Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $25 to $117
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $79professional $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
$33.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$79.43
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$363.08
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$208.93
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$85.11
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$21.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$70.79
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$74.13
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$60.26
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$100.00
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$21.88
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$66.07
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$275.42
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$60.26
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$363.08
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$208.93
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$85.11
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$87.10

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Wisconsin than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Massachusetts $43.65 · 25th of 51
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.