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X-ray of the Tailbone (Sacrum and Coccyx)

Nevada 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?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $36.31 from a physician practice, and about $468 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$36.31$31.62 to $72.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$468$282 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $33 to $741Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $28 to $162
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $468professional $36

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
$33.11
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$131.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$48.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$8.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$13.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$43.65
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$53.70
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$14.13
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$39.81
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$45.71
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$11.75
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$41.69

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 29th of 51

$41.69

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.