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X-ray Guided Enema For Bowel Blockage Reduction

North Carolina 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 July 2026.

How much does X-ray Guided Enema For Bowel Blockage Reduction cost?

$229

Typical physician fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $209 to $282.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $178 to $513
$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $229

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$549.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$616.60
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$389.05
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,187.76

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

North Carolina· 36th of 51

$229

AK $646FL $178

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.