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X-ray Of The Esophagus (Barium Swallow)

Georgia 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?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $135 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$107$89.13 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$135$93.33 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $81 to $240Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $72 to $214
$100$200facility $135professional $107

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
$75.86
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$173.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$53.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$239.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$57.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$141.25
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$190.55
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$199.53
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$66.07
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$190.55
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$151.36
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
$38.02
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$74.13

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 28th of 51

$107

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.