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X-ray Of The Esophagus (Barium Swallow)

Missouri 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?

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 from a physician practice, and about $209 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$105$93.33 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$112 to $363

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $95 to $513Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $81 to $646
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $209professional $105

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
$97.72
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$117.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$77.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$169.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$125.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$75.86
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
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$83.18

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 31st of 51

$105

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.