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X-ray of the Tailbone (Sacrum and Coccyx)

Minnesota 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?

$64.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $64.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $60.26 from a physician practice, and about $166 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$60.26$38.90 to $91.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$95.50 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $47 to $380Professionalmedian $60 · 10th to 90th $30 to $129
$20$50$100$200$500facility $166professional $60

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
$33.88
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$75.86
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$257.04
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$63.10
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$194.98
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$77.62
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.05
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$58.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$257.04
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$208.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$83.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$169.82

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 3rd of 51

$64.57

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.