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CT Colonography With Contrast

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 74262

This service is a CT scan of the colon and rectum - sometimes called a virtual colonoscopy - performed using an injected contrast material in addition to the CT images. It creates detailed cross-sectional pictures of the colon that a doctor reviews to look for polyps, tumors, or other abnormalities. It is done for diagnostic purposes rather than as a routine screening exam.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does CT Colonography With Contrast cost?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $437 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$417$302 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$437$309 to $724

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $240 to $891Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $288 to $676
$200$500$1Kfacility $437professional $417

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$338.84
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$549.54
4 more rates 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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
CT · Older CT scanner
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CT · Older CT scanner
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$257.04

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 8.1 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Louisiana· 41st of 51

$417

AK $1,349UT $166

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.