Tailbone X-ray cost in Fort Wayne, IN — inpatient
In Fort Wayne, IN, 7 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the tailbone (sacrum and coccyx), 2 or more views as an inpatient: from $26.95 to $279.18, with a median of $198.00. The lowest listed price is at Bluffton Regional Medical Center — $171.05 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $219.00 at 63 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 3 cities for code 72220, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 Fort Wayne, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center lowest Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 72220 TC XR Sacrum Coccyx Minimum 2 V CR | $26.95 | $49.00 | $14.65–$44.10 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 XR Sacrum Coccyx Minimum 2 V DR | $116.28 | $323.00 | $81.39–$290.70 | 64% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 XR Sacrum Coccyx Minimum 2 V CR | $138.60 | $308.00 | $91.48–$277.20 | 55% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Whitley Hospital Columbia City, IN · (260) 248-9301 HC X-RAY-SACRUM / COCCYX 2+ VIEWS | $198.00 | $396.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 266-1195 HC X-RAY-SACRUM / COCCYX 2+ VIEWS | $208.00 | $416.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN HC X-RAY-SACRUM / COCCYX 2+ VIEWS | $208.00 | $416.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN XR Sacrum Coccyx Minimum 2 V CR | $279.18 | $1,034.00 | $279.18–$1,034.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN XR Sacrum Coccyx Minimum 2 V DR | $293.49 | $1,087.00 | $293.49–$1,087.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 XR Sacrum Coccyx Minimum 2 V DR | $351.45 | $781.00 | $231.96–$702.90 | 55% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 XR Sacrum Coccyx Minimum 2 V DR | $554.40 | $1,008.00 | $301.39–$907.20 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $26.95, median $198.00, highest $279.18 — a 10.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $208.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.
11 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.
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN72220 26 X-RAY EXAM SACRUM TAILBONE | $6.21 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN72220 26 XR Sacrum Coccyx Minimum 2 V CR | $6.21 | file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN72220 26 X-RAY EXAM SACRUM TAILBONE | $8.28 | file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN72220 26 XR Sacrum Coccyx Minimum 2 V CR | $8.28 | file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN72220 26 X-RAY EXAM SACRUM TAILBONE | $10.35 | file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN72220 26 XR Sacrum Coccyx Minimum 2 V CR | $10.35 | file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN72220 26 XR Sacrum Coccyx Minimum 2 V CR | $12.65 | file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN72220 26 X-RAY EXAM SACRUM TAILBONE | $12.65 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN72220 TC XR Sacrum Coccyx Minimum 2 V CR | $13.23 | file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN72220 TC XR Sacrum Coccyx Minimum 2 V CR | $17.64 | file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN72220 TC XR Sacrum Coccyx Minimum 2 V CR | $22.05 | file |