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X-ray Guided Enema For Bowel Blockage Reduction

Delaware 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?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $158 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$229$209 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$132 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $107 to $447Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $178 to $275
$100$200$500facility $158professional $229

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
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$173.78
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$158.49
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
$112.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 40th of 51

$229

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.