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X-ray Of The Esophagus (Barium Swallow)

Florida rates for HCPCS 74220

This X-ray study captures images of the esophagus, the tube connecting the throat to the stomach, while the patient swallows a contrast liquid that outlines its inner lining on the images. It helps identify narrowing, blockages, abnormal pouches, or problems with the swallowing motion itself. The exam is typically performed in a radiology suite while the radiologist watches the swallowed contrast move down the esophagus in real time.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does X-ray Of The Esophagus (Barium Swallow) cost?

$74.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $74.13 from a physician practice, and about $162 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$74.13$64.57 to $107
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$72.44 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $47 to $263Professionalmedian $74 · 10th to 90th $49 to $174
$20$50$100$200$500facility $162professional $74

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
$64.57
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$102.33
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$37.15
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$181.97
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$123.03
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$257.04
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$114.82
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$32.36
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$85.11
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$112.20
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
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
$32.36
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$75.86

Where Florida sits

The same service costs 3.8 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.

Florida· 50th of 51

$74.13

AK $282UT $74.13

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.