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X-ray of the Tailbone (Sacrum and Coccyx)

Vermont 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 Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $32.36 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $32.36 from a physician practice, and about $417 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 5 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$32.36$26.30 to $48.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$417 to $479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $162 to $513Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $22 to $49
$20$50$100$200$500facility $417professional $32

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$74.13
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$77.62
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$61.66

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 51st 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.