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X-ray Guided Enema For Bowel Blockage Reduction

Massachusetts 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $263 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$355$251 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$166 to $389

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $129 to $501Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $158 to $1,698
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $263professional $355

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
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$309.03
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$954.99
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,698.24
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$630.96
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$467.74
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$467.74
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$489.78
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$794.33
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$295.12
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$512.86
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$954.99
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,698.24
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$630.96
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$371.54
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$416.87
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$173.78
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$295.12
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$213.80
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$102.33
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$112.20
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
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$501.19

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 13th of 51

$355

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.