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X-ray Of The Esophagus (Barium Swallow)

Mississippi 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $158 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$112$83.18 to $132
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$158 to $174

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $158 to $275Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $66 to $145
$50$100$200$500facility $158professional $112

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
$81.28
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$125.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$100.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$93.33
2 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
$42.66
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$37.15

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 25th of 51

$112

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.