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Video X-ray Study Of Swallowing

Montana 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 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$145$100 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$151 to $170

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $138 to $200Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $83 to $178
$100$200$500facility $158professional $145

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
$151.36
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$213.80
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$173.78
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$165.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$173.78
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$186.21

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 15th of 51

$145

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.