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 July 2026.

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

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $692 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$295	$288 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$692	$537 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,479Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $288 to $575

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $489.78 Median $691.83 Typical High $1,905.46	Facility	Global	$489.78	$691.83	$1,905.46
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $288.40 Median $363.08 Typical High $602.56	Professional	Global	$288.40	$363.08	$602.56
Health Partners Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $524.81 Median $645.65 Typical High $1,479.11	Facility	Global	$524.81	$645.65	$1,479.11
Health Partners Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $288.40 Median $288.40 Typical High $446.68	Professional	Global	$288.40	$288.40	$446.68
Medica Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $630.96 Median $630.96 Typical High $630.96	Facility	Global	$630.96	$630.96	$630.96
Medica Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $891.25 Median $891.25 Typical High $891.25	Professional	Global	$891.25	$891.25	$891.25

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 30.2 times more in California than in Idaho. 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· 19th of 37

$363

CA $912ID $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.