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Contrast X-ray Exam Of The Colon

Illinois 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?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $302 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$155$115 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$219 to $457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $158 to $1,096Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $74 to $282
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $302professional $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
$128.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$147.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$186.21
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$489.78
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$229.09
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$288.40
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$194.98
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$194.98
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
$66.07
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 32nd of 51

$166

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.