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X-ray Of The Esophagus (Barium Swallow)

Oklahoma 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?

$93.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $93.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $102 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$93.33$75.86 to $126
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$77.62 to $112

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $62 to $251Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $38 to $316
$50$100$200$500facility $102professional $93

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
$77.62
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$77.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$85.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$204.17
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$645.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$181.97
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$87.10
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
$38.02
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$67.61

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 41st of 51

$93.33

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.