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X-ray Of The Gallbladder After Swallowing Contrast

Alaska rates for HCPCS 74290

This is an x-ray study of the gallbladder taken after the patient swallows a contrast pill the day before, which travels through the digestive system and collects in the gallbladder to outline it clearly on the images. It has largely been replaced by ultrasound but may still be used to look at gallbladder shape, stones, or how well it empties. No injection or sedation is involved.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does X-ray Of The Gallbladder After Swallowing Contrast cost?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $339 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$245$195 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$251 to $794

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $234 to $794Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $85 to $347
$100$200$500facility $339professional $245

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$257.04
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$363.08
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$316.23
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$69.18
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$245.47
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$794.33
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$302.00

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$251

AK $251KY $58.88

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.