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X-ray Of The Esophagus (Barium Swallow)

Nevada 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?

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $97.72 from a physician practice, and about $123 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$97.72$89.13 to $115
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$123$97.72 to $309

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $78 to $398Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $69 to $162
$1$10$100$1Kfacility $123professional $98

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
$102.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$104.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$169.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$47.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$120.23
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.54
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$154.88
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$43.65
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$0.31
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$112.20
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$100.00
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
$50.12
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$89.13

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 38th of 51

$97.72

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.