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Contrast X-ray Exam Of The Colon

Georgia 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $224 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$170$141 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$155 to $309

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $126 to $363Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $112 to $339
$100$200$500facility $224professional $170

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
$120.23
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$269.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$93.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$363.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$309.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$97.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$288.40
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$331.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$102.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$281.84
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$229.09
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
$60.26
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$117.49

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 28th of 51

$170

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.