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X-ray of the Tailbone (Sacrum and Coccyx)

Tennessee 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 Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $36.31 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$36.31$26.92 to $110
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$48.98 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $35 to $91Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $25 to $275
$20$50$100$200facility $55professional $36

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
$25.70
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$33.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$48.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$18.20
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$43.65
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$275.42
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$43.65
3 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
$12.88
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$6.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$24.55

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 26th 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.