Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
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Single contrast X-ray of esophagus
Low
$24
Average
$363
Median
$281
High
$6.9k
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iThe hospitals that file a Anthem rate for this code, one row per hospital and set of terms (billing class, payment method, setting). Rates under different terms are never blended, so the terms are shown under each hospital’s name. Figures are the hospital’s averages across its plans.| # | Plans | |||||||
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| 1 | BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC Paducah, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 6 | $843 | $763 | $163 | 21% | 582 | $511 – $924 |
| 2 | BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC Albany, IN percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 6 | $679 | $658 | $84 | 13% | 444 | $511 – $788 |
| 3 | BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC Richmond, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 6 | $938 | $851 | $156 | 18% | 270 | $511 – $938 |
| 4 | BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC. Louisville, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 7 | $628 | $644 | $119 | 19% | 238 | $511 – $918 |
| 5 | BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC Elizabethtown, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 6 | $767 | $676 | $202 | 30% | 138 | $239 – $807 |
| 6 | HARTFORD HOSPITAL HARTFORD, CT fee schedule · outpatient | 2 | $157 | $157 | $22 | 14% | 130 | $134 – $179 |
| 7 | CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES COLORADO Colorado Springs, CO other · inpatient | 2 | $122 | $122 | $18 | 15% | 56 | $103 – $140 |
| 8 | University of Virginia Medical Center Charlottesville, VA other · both | 3 | $461 | $406 | $143 | 35% | 56–74 | $176 – $526 |
| 9 | THE WILLIAM W BACKUS HOSPITAL PLAINFIELD, CT fee schedule · outpatient | 2 | $181 | $181 | $26 | 14% | 43–52 | $155 – $206 |
| 10 | Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $280 | $280 | $6 | 2% | 42 | $274 – $286 |
| 11 | WINDHAM COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC WILLIMANTIC, CT fee schedule · outpatient | 2 | $207 | $207 | $30 | 14% | 41–50 | $177 – $237 |
| 12 | MIDSTATE MEDICAL CENTER MERIDEN, CT fee schedule · outpatient | 2 | $247 | $247 | $35 | 14% | 40–49 | $212 – $283 |
| 13 | DIGNITY HEALTH Merced, CA fee schedule · outpatient | 6 | $283 | $278 | $178 | 64% | 39–66 | $63 – $527 |
| 14 | Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville, KY facility · other · inpatient | 1 | $310 | $310 | — | — | 38 | $310 – $310 |
| 15 | Norton Kings Daughters Health Inc Madison, IN facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $475 | $475 | — | — | 38 | $475 – $475 |
| 16 | HOSPITAL OF CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AT NEW BRITAIN D/B/A THE HOSPITAL OF CENTRAL CONNECTICUT SOUTHINGTON, CT fee schedule · outpatient | 2 | $211 | $211 | $30 | 14% | 33 | $181 – $241 |
| 17 | Norton Hospitals INC Louisville, KY percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $886 | $747 | $214 | 29% | 20 | $445 – $911 |
| 18 | Norton Hospitals INC Louisville, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $657 | $662 | $203 | 31% | 20 | $456 – $876 |
| 19 | Samaritan Hospital Troy, NY professional · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $75 | $75 | — | — | 20–47 | $75 – $75 |
| 20 | Norton Hospitals INC Louisville, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $677 | $673 | $192 | 29% | 17–26 | $462 – $876 |
| 21 | Norton Hospitals INC Louisville, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $657 | $662 | $203 | 31% | 17–26 | $456 – $876 |
| 22 | CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES COLORADO Lakewood, CO other · inpatient | 2 | $125 | $125 | $15 | 12% | 16–25 | $110 – $139 |
| 23 | NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH GOLDEN, CO percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $566 | $566 | — | — | 16 | $566 – $566 |
| 24 | Norton Hospitals INC Louisville, KY percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $886 | $762 | $193 | 25% | 16 | $490 – $911 |
| 25 | Norton Hospitals INC Louisville, KY percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $886 | $747 | $214 | 29% | 16 | $445 – $911 |
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