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Video X-ray Study Of Swallowing

Alaska rates for HCPCS 92611

A person swallows small amounts of food and liquid mixed with a contrast material while a moving X-ray video records the process, allowing a clinician to watch exactly how well swallowing works and whether anything is going down the wrong way. It is commonly used to evaluate swallowing difficulty or a risk of food or liquid entering the airway.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Video X-ray Study Of Swallowing cost?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $200 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$200 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$174 to $282

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $115 to $741Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $100 to $372
$100$200$500facility $200professional $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
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$302.00
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$741.31
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$407.38
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$245.47
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$512.86

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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

$245

AK $245UT $64.57

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.