Tailbone X-ray cost in Buffalo, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 5 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the tailbone (sacrum and coccyx), 2 or more views: from $60.79 to $211.38, with a median of $207.44. The lowest listed price is at Erie County Medical Center — $146.65 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $201.75 at 64 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 cities for code 72220, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 25, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erie County Medical Center lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 X-RAY EXAM SACRUM TAILBONE | $60.79 | — | $32.53–$271.58 | — | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Radex Sacrum & Coccyx Minimum 2 Views | $207.44 | $207.44 | $5.69–$229.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Radex Sacrum & Coccyx Minimum 2 Views | $207.44 | $207.44 | $5.69–$229.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Radex Sacrum & Coccyx Minimum 2 Views | $207.44 | $207.44 | $5.69–$229.00 | — | — source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Sacrum & Coccyx Min 2 Views | $211.38 | $211.38 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Pbb Xray Tailbone 2+ Views | $229.00 | $229.00 | $5.69–$229.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC X-Ray Sacrum/Coccyx 2+ Vw - Xr Sacrum Coccyx 2+ Views | $229.00 | $229.00 | $5.69–$229.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC X-Ray Sacrum/Coccyx 2+ Vw - Xr Sacrum Coccyx 2+ Views | $229.00 | $229.00 | $5.69–$229.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Pbb Xray Tailbone 2+ Views | $229.00 | $229.00 | $5.69–$229.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Pbb Xray Tailbone 2+ Views | $229.00 | $229.00 | $5.69–$229.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC X-Ray Sacrum/Coccyx 2+ Vw - Xr Sacrum Coccyx 2+ Views | $229.00 | $229.00 | $5.69–$229.00 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $60.79, median $207.44, highest $211.38 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $207.44. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This X-ray shows the sacrum and tailbone. It is used after a fall onto the tailbone or for lasting tailbone pain.
What the price covers
The price usually covers taking the images. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately.