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X-ray Guided Enema For Bowel Blockage Reduction

Montana 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $295 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$380$251 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$295$129 to $490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $295 · 10th to 90th $120 to $525Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $155 to $479
$100$200$500facility $295professional $380

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
$181.97
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$524.81
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$512.86
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$501.19
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$416.87
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$158.49
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$257.04
2 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
$100.00
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 11th of 51

$380

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.