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Double-Contrast Upper GI X-ray Series

Delaware rates for HCPCS 74246

The patient swallows a barium contrast solution along with a substance that produces gas, and X-ray images are taken as the mixture coats and expands the esophagus, stomach, and the first part of the small intestine. The combination of barium coating and gas expansion, known as a double-contrast technique, provides a more detailed view of the lining of these organs than a single-contrast study. It's used to look for ulcers, growths, or other abnormalities.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Double-Contrast Upper GI X-ray Series cost?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $110 to $145.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $91 to $240
$100$200$500professional $126

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$186.21
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$208.93

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Alaska than in Rhode Island. 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.

Delaware· 46th of 51

$126

AK $347RI $120

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.