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X-ray Of The Esophagus (Barium Swallow)

Montana 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $138 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$145$97.72 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$138$40.74 to $162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $138 · 10th to 90th $37 to $204Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $45 to $174
$20$50$100$200$500facility $138professional $145

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
$204.17
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$144.54
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$173.78
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$173.78
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$199.53
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$218.78
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$45.71
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$117.49

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 11th of 51

$145

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.