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X-ray of the Tailbone (Sacrum and Coccyx)

Rhode Island 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?

$32.36

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $32.36 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 from a physician practice, and about $195 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 4 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$29.51$26.92 to $56.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$195$138 to $209

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $195 · 10th to 90th $105 to $209Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $22 to $98
$20$50$100$200facility $195professional $30

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
$138.04
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$17.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$34.67

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 50th of 51

$32.36

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.