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X-ray of the Tailbone (Sacrum and Coccyx)

New Jersey 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?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 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 7 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$35.48$28.18 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$60.26 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $45 to $468Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $25 to $89
$20$50$100$200$500facility $166professional $35

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
$44.67
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$43.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$19.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$26.30
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,479.11
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$45.71
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$54.95
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.80
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$40.74
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$467.74
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$64.57
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$16.98
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$47.86

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 38th of 51

$38.90

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.