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X-ray of the Bladder With Contrast Dye

Rhode Island 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?

$61.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $61.66 from a physician practice, and about $741 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$61.66$51.29 to $61.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$741$427 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $355 to $871Professionalmedian $62 · 10th to 90th $42 to $76
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $741professional $62

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$56.23
2 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
$17.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 20th of 51

$61.66

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.