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X-ray Of The Esophagus (Barium Swallow)

New Hampshire 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?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $468 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$135$115 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$468$331 to $589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $91 to $589Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $91 to $269
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $468professional $135

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$239.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$69.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$213.80
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$338.84
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$89.13
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$173.78
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
$34.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$75.86

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 15th of 51

$135

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.