Scans and imaging CPT 72220 Outpatient

Tailbone X-ray cost in Wausau, WI

In Wausau, WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the tailbone (sacrum and coccyx), 2 or more views: from $66.95 to $256.50, with a median of $161.73. The lowest listed price is at Aspirus Wausau Hospital — $94.78 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $178.34 at 78 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 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 20, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$66.95Aspirus Wausau Hospital
Median$161.73half pay less
Highest$256.50in this market
Difference3.8×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Wausau, WI.

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Lowest $66.95Highest $265.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Aspirus Wausau Hospital lowest Wausau, WI · (715) 847-2000 Sacrum Coccyx Min 2vw- Mh $66.95 $103.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Wausau Hospital lowest Wausau, WI · (715) 847-2000 Pro X-Ray Exam of Tailbone $66.95 $103.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau, WI · (715) 847-2000 Sacrum/Coccyx Min 2 Views $198.25 $305.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Weston Weston, WI · (715) 393-3000 XR SACRUM & COCCYX MIN 2 VW-PROF $256.50 $270.00 $83.61–$1,732.53 5% Feb 20, 2026
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Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau, WI · (715) 847-2000 RADEX SACRUM & COCCYX MINIMUM 2 VIEWS $265.20 $408.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $66.95, median $161.73, highest $256.50 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $161.73. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.