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Video X-ray Study Of Swallowing

Iowa 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 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. 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 8 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$112$89.13 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$110 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $98 to $251Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $85 to $468
$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $174professional $112

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
$87.10
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$257.04
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$416.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$741.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$467.74
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$245.47
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$251.19
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$158.49

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $112 · 23rd of 51
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.