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Upper Digestive Tract X-Ray, Detailed Contrast Study

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 74249

This covers a detailed X-ray study of the upper digestive tract using a contrast liquid the patient swallows, with images taken as the contrast moves through the esophagus, stomach, and into the small intestine. This version uses a more detailed contrast technique intended to show the lining of the digestive tract in finer detail than a standard study. It is used to evaluate symptoms such as pain, difficulty swallowing, or a suspected abnormality in this part of the digestive tract.

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$513

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $676 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$447$288 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$676$537 to $891

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,479Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $288 to $891
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $676professional $447

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
$549.54
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,905.46
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
$323.59
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$616.60
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
$223.87
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$478.63
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,479.11
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
$295.12
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,148.15
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$549.54
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
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$426.58
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
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
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 30.2 times more in Texas 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

$513

TX $912SC $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.