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Complete Abdominal X-ray Series For Sudden Symptoms

New Jersey 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?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $50.12 from a physician practice, and about $120 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$50.12$40.74 to $60.26
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$120$58.88 to $427

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $120 · 10th to 90th $41 to $2,692Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $39 to $91
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $120professional $50

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
$40.74
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$67.61
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$25.12
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,981.07
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$117.49
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$63.10
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$72.44
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$21.38
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$51.29
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$457.09
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$85.11
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$25.12
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$60.26
3 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
$17.38
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$40.74

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 38th of 51

$51.29

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.