Tailbone X-ray cost in Charleston, SC
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the tailbone (sacrum and coccyx), 2 or more views: from $148.50 to $432.25, with a median of $432.25. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center — $283.75 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $324.00 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 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 Apr 1, 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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB XRAY SACRUM & COCCYX | $148.50 | $297.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC Sacrum and Coccyx Min 2 Views | $432.25 | $665.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC Sacrum and Coccyx Min 2 Views | $432.25 | $665.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC HC Sacrum and Coccyx Min 2 Views | $432.25 | $665.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC Sacrum and Coccyx Min 2 Views | $432.25 | $665.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $148.50, median $432.25, highest $432.25 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $432.25. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.