Tailbone X-ray cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 17 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the tailbone (sacrum and coccyx), 2 or more views: from $88.00 to $686.40, with a median of $406.80. The lowest listed price is at Uniontown Hospital — $318.80 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $309.35 at 66 hospitals.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 10 cities for code 72220, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Hospital lowest Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 X-RAY EXAM SACRUM TAILBONE | $88.00 | $176.00 | $6.17–$196.54 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 SACRUM AND COCCYX | $180.74 | $258.20 | $28.22–$193.61 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 SACRUM & COCCYX MIN 2 VWS | $215.40 | $359.00 | $18.98–$315.92 | 40% | — source file |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 HC XR SACRUM COCCYX MIN 2V | $340.08 | $436.00 | $26.40–$269.94 | 22% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 HC XR SACRUM COCCYX MIN 2V | $340.40 | $460.00 | $26.40–$281.42 | 26% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC XR SACRUM COCCYX MIN 2V | $353.32 | $484.00 | $26.40–$297.22 | 27% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC XR SACRUM COCCYX MIN 2V | $372.60 | $460.00 | $26.40–$277.47 | 19% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 SACRUM & COCCYX MIN 2 VWS | $405.00 | $675.00 | $26.99–$573.75 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 SACRUM & COCCYX MIN 2 VWS | $406.80 | $678.00 | $31.17–$610.20 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC SACRUM & COCCYX MIN 2 VWS | $419.40 | $699.00 | $26.99–$594.15 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 SACRUM & COCCYX MIN 2 VWS | $424.20 | $707.00 | $26.99–$600.95 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 SACRUM & COCCYX MIN 2 VWS | $436.20 | $727.00 | $26.99–$581.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 SACRUM & COCCYX MIN 2 VWS | $456.60 | $761.00 | $26.99–$684.90 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC SACRUM & COCCYX MIN 2 VWS | $469.80 | $783.00 | $26.99–$720.36 | 40% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 SACRUM/COCCYX | $639.60 | $1,066.00 | $286.75–$1,306.38 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 SACRUM/COCCYX | $639.60 | $1,066.00 | $359.24–$831.48 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 XR SACRUM/COCCYX | $639.60 | $1,066.00 | $359.24–$831.48 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 SACRUM & COCCYX MIN 2 VWS | $686.40 | $1,144.00 | $19.80–$972.40 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $88.00, median $406.80, highest $686.40 — a 7.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $413.10. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 13 of 17 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.
4 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.
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PACHG RADEX SACRUM & COCCYX MINIMUM 2 VIEWS | $4.37 | file |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PACHG RADEX SACRUM & COCCYX MINIMUM 2 VIEWS | $5.06 | file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PACHG RADEX SACRUM & COCCYX MINIMUM 2 VIEWS | $5.98 | file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PACHG RADEX SACRUM & COCCYX MINIMUM 2 VIEWS | $6.21 | file |