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X-ray Guided Enema For Bowel Blockage Reduction

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 74283

An x-ray guided procedure in which air or liquid contrast is introduced through the rectum to help push a section of bowel back into its normal position. It is most often used to treat intussusception, a condition where part of the intestine telescopes into an adjoining section and causes a blockage, most common in young children.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does X-ray Guided Enema For Bowel Blockage Reduction cost?

$234

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $174 to $263.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $245 to $2,239Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $98 to $295
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,072professional $234

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$288.40
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$120.23
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$269.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$436.52
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
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Washington, DC· 39th of 51

$234

AK $741TX $138

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.