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X-ray of the Tailbone (Sacrum and Coccyx)

North Carolina 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?

$37.15

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $37.15 from a physician practice, and about $38.02 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$37.15$29.51 to $52.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$28.18 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $28 to $148Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $28 to $69
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $38professional $37

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
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$41.69
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$16.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$60.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$23.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$48.98
20 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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$6.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$81.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$35.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$75.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$42.66
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$16.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$12.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$12.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$12.02
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$66.07

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 27th of 51

$37.15

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.