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Video X-ray Study Of Swallowing

Alabama 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $174 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$112$95.50 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$174 to $178

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $174 to $178Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $83 to $132
$100$200facility $174professional $112

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
$79.43
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
12 + 32 · Mandated service
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$128.82

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 32nd of 51

$112

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.