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X-ray of the Tailbone (Sacrum and Coccyx)

Maryland 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 Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.02 from a physician practice, and about $120 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$38.02$29.51 to $47.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$120$83.18 to $155

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $120 · 10th to 90th $29 to $191Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $27 to $117
$10$20$50$100$200facility $120professional $38

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
$28.84
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$52.48
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$38.02
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.00
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$47.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$51.29
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$13.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$52.48
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$53.70
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$12.88
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$40.74

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 35th 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.