Tailbone X-ray cost in Eureka, CA
In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the tailbone (sacrum and coccyx), 2 or more views: from $122.91 to $134.13, with a median of $128.52. The lowest listed price is at Providence St Joseph Hospital — $5.61 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $470.68 at 100 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 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 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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence St Joseph Hospital lowest Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC XR TAILBONE MIN 2 VIEWS | $122.91 | $241.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC XR TAILBONE MIN 2 VIEWS | $134.13 | $263.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC XR TAILBONE MIN 2 VIEWS | $928.71 | $1,821.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC XR TAILBONE MIN 2 VIEWS | $1,017.96 | $1,996.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $122.91, median $128.52, highest $134.13 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $973.34. 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.