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Contrast X-ray Exam Of The Colon

Louisiana 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $182 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$166$115 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$182$182 to $295

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $158 to $427Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $89 to $200
$100$200$500facility $182professional $166

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
$165.96
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$125.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$154.88
6 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$147.91

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 24th of 51

$178

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.