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X-ray Guided Enema For Bowel Blockage Reduction

Virginia 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $245 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$251$209 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$245$135 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $102 to $1,023Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $166 to $339
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $245professional $251

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
$245.47
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$154.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$338.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$128.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$204.17
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
$123.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$181.97
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$407.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$162.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$426.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$323.59
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$645.65
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$346.74
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$158.49
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$190.55
4 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
$114.82
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$194.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
27 · Multiple hospital visits
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$154.88

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 26th of 51

$251

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.