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Upper GI X-ray Series with Small Bowel Follow-Through

Idaho rates for HCPCS 74248

This is the small-bowel portion of an upper GI x-ray study, billed in addition to a separately performed upper GI series. After the patient swallows a contrast liquid for the main exam, additional x-ray images are taken over an extended period as the contrast continues moving through the small intestine, helping to identify blockages, inflammation, or other abnormalities.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Upper GI X-ray Series with Small Bowel Follow-Through cost?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $166 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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$148$117 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$75.86 to $234

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $76 to $575Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $81 to $178
$50$100$200$500facility $166professional $148

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$85.11
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$363.08
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$575.44
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$204.17
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$81.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$102.33
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$36.31
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$194.98
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$204.17
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$83.18
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$120.23
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$575.44
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$91.20
1 more rate 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
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$131.83

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Idaho· 9th of 51

$151

AK $240TX $63.10

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.