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X-ray Guided Enema For Bowel Blockage Reduction

Louisiana 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $178 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$263$174 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$178$95.50 to $288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $83 to $437Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $151 to $316
$100$200$500facility $178professional $263

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
$269.15
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$269.15
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$162.18
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
$154.88
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$177.83
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
$75.86
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$239.88

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 28th of 51

$251

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.