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Complete Abdominal X-ray Series For Sudden Symptoms

Tennessee 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?

$58.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $58.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $57.54 from a physician practice, and about $77.62 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$57.54$43.65 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$77.62$72.44 to $115

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $78 · 10th to 90th $58 to $151Professionalmedian $58 · 10th to 90th $39 to $427
$50$100$200facility $78professional $58

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
$39.81
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$46.77
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$50.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$33.11
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$66.07
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$426.58
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$63.10
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
$19.95
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$37.15

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 25th of 51

$58.88

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.