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Video X-ray Study Of Swallowing

Colorado 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 July 2026.

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

$102

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $126 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$102$89.13 to $132
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$102 to $162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $95 to $209Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $76 to $219
$100$200facility $126professional $102

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$269.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$218.78
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$208.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$524.81
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$199.53
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$218.78

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Colorado· 34th of 51

$102

AK $214DC $89.13

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.