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X-ray Of The Esophagus (Barium Swallow)

Oregon 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?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$174$141 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$138$66.07 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $138 · 10th to 90th $45 to $525Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $98 to $282
$50$100$200$500facility $138professional $174

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
$138.04
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$213.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$269.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$75.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$194.98
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$660.69
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$794.33
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$257.04
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$89.13
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$177.83
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$190.55
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$194.98
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$562.34
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$288.40
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$81.28
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$204.17
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$831.76
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$275.42
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$204.17
4 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
$44.67
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 9th of 51

$166

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.