Tailbone X-ray cost in Longview, TX — inpatient
In Longview, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the tailbone (sacrum and coccyx), 2 or more views as an inpatient: from $98.30 to $288.82, with a median of $193.56. The lowest listed price is at UT Health East Texas Henderson Hospital — $95.26 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $327.92 at 289 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 72220, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 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 Longview, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UT Health East Texas Henderson Hospital lowest Henderson, TX · (903) 657-7541 X-ray of sacrum and tailbone, minimum of 2 views | $98.30 | $983.00 | $76.81–$648.78 | 90% | — source file |
| Longview Medical Center Longview, TX · (903) 758-1818 SP-SCRM COCCYX 2V DR | $288.82 | $1,069.70 | $96.27–$909.24 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $98.30, median $193.56, highest $288.82 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $145.43 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 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.