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Upper Digestive Tract X-Ray Series

Wisconsin rates for HCPCS 74241

This covers an X-ray study in which the patient swallows a contrast liquid so the esophagus, stomach, and the beginning of the small intestine can be examined on X-ray images. It is used to evaluate symptoms such as difficulty swallowing, abdominal pain, reflux, or a suspected abnormality in this part of the digestive tract. Multiple images are taken as the contrast moves through the digestive tract.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Upper Digestive Tract X-Ray Series cost?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Wisconsin, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $427 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$427$295 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$363 to $537

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $324 to $550Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $182 to $589
$100$200$500facility $427professional $427

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$489.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84

Where Wisconsin sits

The same service costs 19.5 times more in North Carolina than in Idaho. 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.

Wisconsin· 10th of 37

$427

NC $589ID $30.20

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.