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Video X-ray Study Of Swallowing

North Dakota 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $123 to $219.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $93 to $513Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $95 to $275
$100$200$500facility $162professional $174

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
$93.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$257.04
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$204.17
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
$43.65
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$21.88

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 5th of 51

$174

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.