Tailbone X-ray cost in El Paso, TX — inpatient
In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the tailbone (sacrum and coccyx), 2 or more views as an inpatient: from $23.70 to $58.52, with a median of $30.40. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center Surgical Hospital — $6.70 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $278.57 at 100 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 72220, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX SH SACRUM 2 VIEWS | $23.70 | $118.50 | $22.52–$256.19 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 SACRUM AND COCCYX AP & LAT | $30.40 | $152.00 | $28.02–$154.28 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 SACRUM 1 VIEW SPECIFY | $30.40 | $152.00 | $28.02–$154.28 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 XR SACRUM/COCCX 2+VIEWS | $58.52 | $292.61 | $30.20–$256.19 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ED XR SACRUM/COCCX 2+V | $58.52 | $292.61 | $30.20–$256.19 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ED XR SACRUM/COCCX 2+V | $58.52 | $292.61 | $30.20–$256.19 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX XR SACRUM/COCCX 2+VIEWS | $58.52 | $292.61 | $30.20–$256.19 | 80% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $23.70, median $30.40, highest $58.52 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $30.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 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.
25 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 72220 ($231.50). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXWS COCCYX AP/LAT (ROUTINE) | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXES COCCYX AP/LAT (ROUTINE) | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXES SACRUM 2 VIEWS | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXREN COCCYX AP/LAT (ROUTINE) | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXNE COCCYX AP/LAT (ROUTINE) | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXWS SACRUM 2 VIEWS | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXWS COCCYX AP/LAT (ROUTINE) | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXWS SACRUM 2 VIEWS | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXES COCCYX AP/LAT (ROUTINE) | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXES SACRUM 2 VIEWS | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXREN COCCYX AP/LAT (ROUTINE) | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXREN SACRUM 2 VIEWS | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXUCC ESLK XR COCCYX AP/LAT (ROUTINE) | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXUCC ESLK XR SACRUM 2 VIEWS | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXUCC ESLK XR COCCYX AP/LAT (ROUTINE) | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXUCC ESLK XR SACRUM 2 VIEWS | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXNE COCCYX AP/LAT (ROUTINE) | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXREN SACRUM 2 VIEWS | $19.26 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSH COCCYX AP/LAT (ROUTINE) | $20.61 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXREN XR SACRUM/COCCYX 2+V | $21.64 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXXR SACRUM/COCCX 2V | $21.64 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXREN XR SACRUM/COCCYX 2+V | $21.64 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXXR SACRUM/COCCX 2V | $21.64 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXNE SACRUM 2 VIEWS | $22.15 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXNE SACRUM 2 VIEWS | $22.15 | file |