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X-ray Of The Esophagus (Barium Swallow)

Indiana 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?

$89.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $89.13 from a physician practice, and about $200 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$89.13$77.62 to $105
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$123 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $89 to $912Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $68 to $148
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $200professional $89

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
$89.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$89.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$128.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$39.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$109.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$42.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$72.44
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$93.33
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$131.83
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,137.96
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$169.82
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$52.48
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$128.82
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
$40.74
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$75.86

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 44th of 51

$89.13

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.