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Contrast X-ray Exam Of The Colon

Arizona 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?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $355 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$155$132 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$355$224 to $427

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $355 · 10th to 90th $100 to $550Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $123 to $1,023
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $355professional $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
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$147.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$204.17
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$354.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$177.83
3 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
$69.18
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 37th of 51

$155

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.