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X-ray of the Tailbone (Sacrum and Coccyx)

Virginia 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?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $36.31 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$36.31$30.20 to $42.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$25.12 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $11 to $178Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $26 to $52
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $42professional $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
$26.92
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$39.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$169.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$47.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$11.75
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$34.67
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$41.69
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$42.66
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$46.77
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$11.75
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$34.67
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$54.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$39.81
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$154.88
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$67.61
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$19.05
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$41.69
4 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
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$6.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$25.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
27 · Multiple hospital visits
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 31st of 51

$36.31

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.