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X-ray Guided Enema For Bowel Blockage Reduction

Maryland 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?

$219

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $166 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $89 to $170Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $110 to $302
$100$200$500facility $105professional $219

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
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
$131.83
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$218.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$446.68
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$162.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$213.80
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$380.19
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$141.25
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$239.88
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
$112.20
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$194.98

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 44th of 51

$219

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.