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X-ray Of The Esophagus (Barium Swallow)

Utah 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?

$74.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $72.44 from a physician practice, and about $347 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$72.44$53.70 to $95.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$347$145 to $437

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $98 to $692Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $34 to $135
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $347professional $72

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
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$114.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$97.72
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$691.83
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$190.55
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$53.70
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$134.90
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$173.78
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$114.82
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
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$89.13

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 51st of 51

$74.13

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.