X-ray of Sacrum and Tailbone, Minimum of 2 Views Cost in Tennessee

What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 80 Tennessee hospitals. CPT 72220. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.

📊 Median $125 📉 Low $9.67 📈 High $1,480 🏥 80 hospitals 🏛️ 68 with insurance contracts 🇺🇸 Medicare $29.42

Hospital comparison — Tennessee

Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 80 hospitals.

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HospitalCashUHCCignaBCBSAetnaHumanaCenteneMedicareDevoted
HAYWOOD COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
BROWNSVILLE
$9.67 $7.70$109$6.55—————
HOUSTON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
ERIN
$9.67 $7.70$109$6.55—————
HENDERSON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
LEXINGTON
$9.67 $7.70$109$6.55—————
MONROE CARELL JR. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT
NASHVILLE
$17.28 $7.80$8.42$9.76$8.42$8.06$8.58——
MONROE CARELL JR. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT
NASHVILLE
$17.28 $7.80$8.42$9.76$8.42$8.06$8.58——
VANDERBILT TULLAHOMA-HARTON HOSPITAL
TULLAHOMA
$35.67 $5.85$6.32—$6.32$5.85$6.44——
VANDERBILT WILSON COUNTY HOSPITAL
LEBANON
$35.67 $5.85$6.32—$6.32$5.85$6.44——
VANDERBILT BEDFORD HOSPITAL
SHELBYVILLE
$35.67 $5.85$6.32—$6.32$5.85$6.44——
HARDIN MEDICAL CENTER
SAVANNAH
$45.46 $20.68$117$84.56$19.69—$127——
HANCOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL
SNEEDVILLE
$67.85 $22.40$45.48$18.91$79.61$213$209$209$220
HANCOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL
SNEEDVILLE
$67.85 $22.40$45.48$18.91$79.61$213$209$209$220
JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
MOUNTAIN CITY
$67.85 $40.32$45.48$18.91$79.61$86.92$85.55$85.55$89.83
JOHNSON CITY MEDICAL CENTER
JOHNSON CITY
$69.30 $40.32$45.48$18.91$73.37$81.21$86.08$81.21$85.27
INDIAN PATH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
KINGSPORT
$69.30 $40.32$45.48$18.91$70.05$78.96$83.69$78.96$82.90
SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITAL
ELIZABETHTON
$69.30 $40.32$45.48$18.91$78.96$78.96$83.69$78.96$82.90
BRISTOL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
BRISTOL
$69.30 $26.88$45.48$18.91$72.41$82.56$87.51$82.56$86.68
HOLSTON VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
KINGSPORT
$69.30 $26.88$45.48$18.91$72.41$82.56$87.51$82.56$86.68
HAWKINS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
ROGERSVILLE
$69.30 $22.40$45.48$18.91$78.96$78.96$83.69$78.96$82.90
FRANKLIN WOODS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
JOHNSON CITY
$69.30 $40.32$45.48$22.98$79.01$79.01$83.76$79.01$82.97
GREENEVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
GREENEVILLE
$69.30 $16.13$45.48$18.91$81.21$81.21$86.08$81.21$85.27
PARKWEST MEDICAL CENTER
KNOXVILLE
$72.30 $27.91$48.38$24.59$32.04$82.81$53.03—$84.42
METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER OF OAK RIDGE
OAK RIDGE
$74.71 $27.91$48.38$24.59$32.04$82.81$53.03—$84.42
MORRISTOWN-HAMBLEN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
MORRISTOWN
$74.71 $27.91$48.38$24.59$32.04$82.81$53.03—$84.42
LECONTE MEDICAL CENTER
SEVIERVILLE
$74.71 $27.91$48.38$24.59$32.04$88.69$53.03—$90.42
CUMBERLAND MEDICAL CENTER
CROSSVILLE
$74.71 $33.49$48.38$24.59$32.04$88.69$53.03—$90.42
FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
KNOXVILLE
$74.71 $27.91$48.38$24.59$32.04$82.81$53.03—$84.42
ROANE MEDICAL CENTER
HARRIMAN
$74.71 $27.91$48.38$24.59$32.04$82.81$53.03—$84.42
FORT LOUDOUN MEDICAL CENTER
LENOIR CITY
$77.12 $27.91$48.38$24.59$32.04$82.81$53.03—$84.42
STARR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ETOWAH
ETOWAH
$81.06 ————————
STARR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
ATHENS
$81.06 $40.40$52.20$74.00$51.00$74.00$300$100$103
RHEA MEDICAL CENTER
DAYTON
$81.40 —$95.76$38.29—$37.91———
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER
KNOXVILLE
$93.00 $5.98$7.93$7.65$7.86$7.93$84.42$85.22$83.61
VANDERBILT CLARKSVILLE HOSPITAL
CLARKSVILLE
$101 $27.91$83.38$21.19$22.83$78.83$80.11$78.83$80.08
SWEETWATER HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
SWEETWATER
$107 ————————
PRISMA HEALTH BLOUNT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
MARYVILLE
$108 ————————
SAINT THOMAS HOSPITAL FOR SPECIALTY SURGERY
NASHVILLE
$109 ——$25.00—————
MAURY REGIONAL HOSPITAL
COLUMBIA
$116 $22.94$82.52$22.72$46.10$84.32$86.85$84.32—
WAYNE MEDICAL CENTER
WAYNESBORO
$116 $22.94$93.46$22.72$62.40$84.33$93.46$93.46—
METHODIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
MEMPHIS
$121 ————————
METHODIST SOUTH HOSPITAL
MEMPHIS
$121 ————————
METHODIST NORTH HOSPITAL
MEMPHIS
$121 ————————
METHODIST LE BONHEUR GERMANTOWN HOSPITAL
GERMANTOWN
$121 ————————
ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS WEST HOSPITAL
HARDING PK NASHVILLE
$125 $84.33—$87.70$86.02$84.33$110$79.27—
ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL
MEDICAL CENTER PKWY MURFREESBORO
$125 ————————
LE BONHEUR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
MEMPHIS
$127 ————————
MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER
LEWISBURG
$140 $28.68$103$22.72$69.60$90.00———
BIG SOUTH FORK MEDICAL CENTER
ALBERTA ST ONEDIA
$144 ———$479————
WILLIAMSON MEDICAL CENTER
FRANKLIN
$153 $8.25$8.25$31.14$31.14$31.14$31.14—$31.14
MACON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
LAFAYETTE
$159 $20.68$76.62$36.67$225$76.62$76.62——
UNITY MEDICAL CENTER
MANCHESTER
$162 $120—$31.48———$28.83—
LINCOLN MEDICAL CENTER
FAYETTEVILLE
$163 —$81.15——————
ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS RIVER PARK HOSPITAL
SPARTA RD MCMINNVILLE
$185 $83.11$43.72$21.85$46.53$83.11$108$83.11—
ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS DEKALB
W MAIN ST SMITHVILLE
$194 $83.11$36.11$16.30$46.53$83.11$108$83.11—
ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL
SEWELL DR SPARTA
$194 $83.11$43.72$16.30$46.53$83.11$108$83.11—
ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS STONES RIVER HOSPITAL
DOOLITTLE RD WOODBURY
$194 $84.33$36.11$16.30$46.53$84.33$110$84.33—
CHI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HIXSON
HIXSON
$220 $38.75$44.56$24.26$521$83.60$148——
HIGHPOINT HEALTH - SUMNER WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS
GALLATIN
$222 $102$42.68$37.30$31.10$100$215$100$103
NASHVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL
NASVILLE
$244 $4.29$7.30$29.62$7.80$7.80$7.80$7.80—
HIGHPOINT HEALTH - RIVERVIEW WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS
CARTHAGE
$259 $16.00$64.00$16.00$16.00$16.00$16.00$16.00—
SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM PULASKI
PULASKI
$278 $40.40$52.20$74.00$52.00$74.00—$100$103
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 72220, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $248 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
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That is the median of what the 80 Tennessee hospitals above publish for X-ray of sacrum and tailbone, minimum of 2 views — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.

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Medicare reimbursement benchmark

For CPT 72220 in Tennessee, Medicare reimburses about $29.42 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Tennessee range from $9.67 to $1,480 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 4.3x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.

Frequently asked questions

How much does x-ray of sacrum and tailbone, minimum of 2 views cost in Tennessee?
Cash prices for x-ray of sacrum and tailbone, minimum of 2 views (CPT 72220) in Tennessee range from $9.67 to $1,480, with a median of $125. Prices vary widely by hospital.
Where can I find the cheapest x-ray of sacrum and tailbone, minimum of 2 views in Tennessee?
The cheapest Tennessee hospital published cash price for this procedure is $9.67. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
Are these the prices I'll pay?
These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
Where does this data come from?
Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.

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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Tennessee facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 72220 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.