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Contrast X-ray Exam Of The Colon

Kansas 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $955 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$182$155 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$955$955 to $1,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $219 to $1,000Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $129 to $1,023
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $955professional $182

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
$72.44
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$177.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$218.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$181.97
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
$70.79
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$138.04

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 17th of 51

$209

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.