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X-ray of the Tailbone (Sacrum and Coccyx)

Montana 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.90 from a physician practice, and about $63.10 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$38.90$31.62 to $56.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$54.95 to $295

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $44 to $389Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $27 to $155
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $63professional $39

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
$141.25
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$66,069.34
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$58.88
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$85.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$85.11
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$74.13
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.22
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$47.86
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$87.10
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$19.05
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$131.83

Where Montana 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.

Montana $40.74 · 32nd 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.