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X-ray of the Tailbone (Sacrum and Coccyx)

Utah 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?

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $44.67 from a physician practice, and about $245 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$44.67$32.36 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$245$174 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $32 to $427Professionalmedian $45 · 10th to 90th $28 to $141
$20$50$100$200$500facility $245professional $45

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
$31.62
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$47.86
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$60.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$281.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$60.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$19.05
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$44.67
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$51.29
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$14.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.02
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$38.02

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 14th of 51

$48.98

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.