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Upper GI X-Ray With Small Bowel Follow-Through

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 74245

This covers an X-ray study in which the patient swallows a contrast liquid (barium) so the esophagus, stomach, and the beginning of the small intestine can be seen on X-ray images. Additional images are taken over time as the contrast continues moving into the small intestine, which is why it's called a follow-through study. It helps evaluate symptoms such as difficulty swallowing, abdominal pain, or suspected blockages along this part of the digestive tract.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Upper GI X-Ray With Small Bowel Follow-Through cost?

$479

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $617 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$417$269 to $832
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$617$501 to $851

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $380 to $1,380Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $263 to $832
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $617professional $417

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
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$436.52
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,380.38
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$331.13
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,047.13
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$512.86
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$123.03
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$389.05
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 28.2 times more in Washington than in South Carolina. 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.

Minnesota· 14th of 37

$479

WA $851SC $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.