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Contrast X-ray Exam Of The Colon

Alabama rates for HCPCS 74270

A contrast liquid is introduced into the colon through the rectum, and X-ray images are taken to outline the colon's inner lining and look for problems such as polyps, narrowing, or other abnormalities. A plain abdominal X-ray may be taken as part of the same visit.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Contrast X-ray Exam Of The Colon cost?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $178 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$155$135 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$178$174 to $178

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $174 to $214Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $110 to $204
$100$200$500facility $178professional $155

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
$134.90
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
32 · Mandated service + 81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$147.91
2 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 4.3 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.

Alabama· 25th of 51

$174

AK $447UT $105

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.