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X-ray Guided Enema For Bowel Blockage Reduction

Kentucky 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?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $229 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$200$186 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$117 to $288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $107 to $447Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $166 to $295
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $229professional $200

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
$218.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$295.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$154.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$141.25
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$354.81
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$851.14
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$109.65
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
$107.15
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$190.55

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 47th of 51

$200

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.