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X-ray Guided Enema For Bowel Blockage Reduction

South 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 October 2026.

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

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $363 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$219$186 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$363$195 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $363 · 10th to 90th $117 to $617Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $132 to $339
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $363professional $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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$141.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$213.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$575.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$331.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$257.04
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$173.78
8 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
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$181.97
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$181.97
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$72.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$51.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$51.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$51.29

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 43rd of 51

$224

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.