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X-ray of the Bladder With Contrast Dye

New Jersey rates for HCPCS 74430

This imaging test uses X-rays taken after the bladder is filled with a contrast dye to show its shape and check for problems such as leaks, abnormal connections, or structural changes. At least three images are taken from different angles during the study. A related procedure is used to actually place the contrast dye into the bladder beforehand.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does X-ray of the Bladder With Contrast Dye cost?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $46.77 from a physician practice, and about $69.18 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$46.77$38.02 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$69.18$42.66 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $40 to $1,096Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $29 to $79
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $69professional $47

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
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$53.70
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$75.86
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$63.10
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$64.57
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$22.91
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$41.69
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,513.56
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$85.11
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$25.12
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$51.29
3 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
$14.45
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70

Where New Jersey sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Alaska than in New York. 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.

New Jersey· 41st of 51

$46.77

AK $115NY $30.20

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.