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X-ray of the Tailbone (Sacrum and Coccyx)

Mississippi 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?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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$35.48$26.92 to $44.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$95.50 to $105

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $69 to $115Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $22 to $50
$20$50$100$200facility $95professional $35

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
$25.70
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$45.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$28.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$9.77
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$33.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$40.74
2 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.59

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 33rd of 51

$35.48

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.