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Contrast X-ray Exam Of The Colon

Tennessee 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $251 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$178$132 to $1,023
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$251$224 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $141 to $389Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $120 to $1,288
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $251professional $178

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
$128.82
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$141.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$223.87
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,288.25
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$398.11
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$208.93
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
$64.57
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$114.82

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 22nd of 51

$182

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.