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X-ray Of The Esophagus (Barium Swallow)

New Mexico 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?

$87.10

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $87.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $389 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$85.11$41.69 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$389$132 to $575

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $95 to $724Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $26 to $148
$20$50$100$200$500facility $389professional $85

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
$74.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$107.15
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$112.20
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$109.65
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$190.55
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$41.69
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$131.83
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
$37.15
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 46th of 51

$87.10

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.