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Video X-ray Study Of Swallowing

Illinois 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $158 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$117$95.50 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$123 to $355

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $100 to $933Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $83 to $166
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $158professional $117

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
$83.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$162.18
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$457.09
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$120.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$194.98

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 27th of 51

$117

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.