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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 October 2026.

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

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $129 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$138$112 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$129$102 to $158

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $102 to $174Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $95 to $214
$100$200facility $129professional $138

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
$102.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$120.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$213.80
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$169.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$208.93
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$199.53
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$213.80
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
$44.67
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$21.88

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 18th of 51

$138

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.