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Complete Abdominal X-ray Series For Sudden Symptoms

Alabama rates for HCPCS 74022

A set of abdominal X-rays taken in more than one position, lying flat and either upright or on the side, together with a single chest view that is a required part of the examination rather than an optional extra. The combination is used to look for a bowel blockage, free air from a perforation, or other urgent problems inside the abdomen. It is typically ordered for sudden, severe abdominal symptoms.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Complete Abdominal X-ray Series For Sudden Symptoms cost?

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $45.71 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$45.71$38.90 to $63.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$83.18 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $83 to $126Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $35 to $65
$50$100$200facility $83professional $46

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$44.67
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$38.02
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$22.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
32 · Mandated service + 81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$39.81
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Alaska than in Utah. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alabama· 40th of 51

$48.98

AK $148UT $33.11

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.