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Procedure price report · Other OR therapeutic procedures on bone

Removal of the tailbone

CPT 27080the billing code this page is about

Surgical removal of the coccyx at the base of the spine, performed as a first-time operation.

Hospitals typically charge $1,794 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 359 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $2,647. Most fall between $893 and $6,286 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
359
States
43
Filings dated
Mar 2023 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 359 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$595$1,003$1,794$4,881$8,372

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 14× what the cheapest tenth charges ($595 vs $8,372).

How the prices are spread

$396 – $544: 14 hospitals$396$544 – $748: 21 hospitals$748 – $1,029: 43 hospitals$748$1,029 – $1,414: 55 hospitals$1,414 – $1,945: 37 hospitals$1,414$1,945 – $2,675: 17 hospitals$2,675 – $3,678: 18 hospitals$2,675$3,678 – $5,058: 50 hospitals$5,058 – $6,955: 43 hospitals$5,058$6,955 – $9,565: 30 hospitals$6,955median $1,794price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (328 of 359 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$396$54414
$544$74821
$748$1,02943
$1,029$1,41455
$1,414$1,94537
$1,945$2,67517
$2,675$3,67818
$3,678$5,05850
$5,058$6,95543
$6,955$9,56530

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$3,343
Median cash price$1,794
Cash as a multiple of Medicare0.54×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $1,794.

Alaska: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMEVermont: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWAIdaho: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureIDMontana: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMNIllinois: median $1,009 across 14 hospitalsIL$1,009Wisconsin: median $2,510 across 10 hospitalsWI$2,510Michigan: median $1,608 across 15 hospitalsMI$1,608New York: median $3,840 across 31 hospitalsNY$3,840Massachusetts: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMAOregon: median $1,119 across 11 hospitalsOR$1,119Nevada: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $1,250 across 17 hospitalsIA$1,250Indiana: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureINOhio: median $1,791 across 12 hospitalsOH$1,791Pennsylvania: median $947 across 22 hospitalsPA$947New Jersey: median $4,330 across 32 hospitalsNJ$4,330Connecticut: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceCTRhode Island: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceRICalifornia: median $9,565 across 27 hospitalsCA$9,565Utah: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceUTColorado: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCONebraska: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNEMissouri: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMOKentucky: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWVVirginia: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVAMaryland: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMDDelaware: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceDEArizona: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: median $883 across 13 hospitalsKS$883Arkansas: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $1,073 across 13 hospitalsOK$1,073Louisiana: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureLAMississippi: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMSAlabama: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureGAHawaii: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $6,286 across 23 hospitalsTX$6,286Florida: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureFL
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $1,794. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
California CA27$9,565+433%$1,346 – $9,565
Texas TX23$6,286+250%$1,688 – $6,600
New Jersey NJ32$4,330+141%$3,594 – $5,419
New York NY31$3,840+114%$1,102 – $3,840
Wisconsin WI10$2,510+40%$2,510 – $2,510
Ohio OH12$1,7910%$940 – $1,975
Michigan MI15$1,608−10%$778 – $4,499
Iowa IA17$1,250−30%$1,250 – $1,250
Oregon OR11$1,119−38%$947 – $1,690
Oklahoma OK13$1,073−40%$1,073 – $6,615
Illinois IL14$1,009−44%$396 – $2,301
Pennsylvania PA22$947−47%$332 – $5,486
Kansas KS13$883−51%$474 – $2,643
Florida FL8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Idaho ID8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Minnesota MN8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Missouri MO7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Washington WA7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nebraska NE6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
West Virginia WV6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Virginia VA5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alabama AL4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Indiana IN4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Louisiana LA4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Colorado CO3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Georgia GA2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Mississippi MS2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $1,794.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care290$2,510$944 – $6,286
Children’s11fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access56$1,167$846 – $3,248
Ownership
For-profit48$3,910$1,022 – $8,261
Government52$1,433$909 – $3,840
Non-profit257$1,791$937 – $6,286
System affiliation
Part of a system285$2,510$947 – $6,361
Independent74$1,148$818 – $3,800

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$1,850
Median cash price$1,794
Cash as a share of list, median hospital62%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 38%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

196 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $1,250 and the average of the middle 60% is $1,934; most fall between $737 and $6,286.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 196 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$554$827$1,250$4,720$9,565

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 17× what the cheapest tenth charges ($554 vs $9,565).

Of the 215 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 196 gave a usable cash price; 14 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 5 a list price only.

How complete is this

359 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (9%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 403 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted359
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here36
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded1
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded0
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded7
Hospitals that filed this code403

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Other OR therapeutic procedures on bone family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Coccygectomy Primary.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Removal of the tailbone (CPT 27080) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-27080-removal-of-the-tailbone