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X-ray of the Tailbone (Sacrum and Coccyx)

North Dakota 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?

$56.23

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $56.23 from a physician practice, and about $100 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$56.23$36.31 to $75.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$100$33.11 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $32 to $240Professionalmedian $56 · 10th to 90th $30 to $87
$20$50$100$200facility $100professional $56

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
$31.62
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.39
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$57.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$144.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$208.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$83.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$41.69
4 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
$13.18
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.76
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.98

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 9th of 51

$56.23

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.