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Upper Digestive Tract X-Ray, Air Contrast Study

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 74247

This covers an X-ray study of the upper digestive tract that uses both a swallowed contrast liquid and air to expand the stomach and intestine, giving a more detailed view of the lining than a standard contrast study alone. Images are taken as the contrast moves through the esophagus, stomach, and into the beginning of the small intestine. It helps evaluate symptoms such as pain, difficulty swallowing, or suspected abnormalities in this part of the digestive tract.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Upper Digestive Tract X-Ray, Air Contrast Study cost?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $479 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$347$224 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$479$363 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $479 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,148Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $219 to $661
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $479professional $347

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
$302.00
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$371.54
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,148.15
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$251.19
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$891.25
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$426.58
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$93.33
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 23.4 times more in California 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· 15th of 37

$389

CA $708SC $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.