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Complete Abdominal X-ray Series For Sudden Symptoms

Rhode Island 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?

$63.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $61.66 from a physician practice, and about $229 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$61.66$47.86 to $75.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$186 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $158 to $324Professionalmedian $62 · 10th to 90th $44 to $85
$50$100$200$500facility $229professional $62

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$57.54
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
$20.42
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 19th of 51

$63.10

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.