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.
Original text from hospital filings
Single contrast X-ray of esophagus
Low
$27
Average
$335
Median
$180
High
$2.5k
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294 hospitals; the 90th percentile is 9.5× the 10th. Each bar is a price range and its height is how many hospitals fall in it. Hover a bar, or a row in the ladder, for details.
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iThe hospitals that file a Optum 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 | Boston Children's Hospital Boston, MA case rate · both | 1 | $391 | $391 | — | — | 75 | $391 – $391 |
| 2 | DIGNITY HEALTH Phoenix, AZ fee schedule · outpatient | 3 | $209 | $296 | $138 | 47% | 36 | $190 – $517 |
| 3 | Fairview Health Services Minneapolis, MN other · inpatient | 1 | $180 | $180 | — | — | 2–20 | $180 – $180 |
| 4 | HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN other · inpatient | 1 | $176 | $176 | — | — | 2–20 | $176 – $176 |
| 5 | HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN other · outpatient | 1 | $176 | $176 | — | — | 2–20 | $176 – $176 |
| 6 | Prairie Lakes Health Care System Inc. Watertown, SD fee schedule · both | 6 | $192 | $192 | — | — | 2–20 | $192 – $192 |
| 7 | WHITE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MONTEBELLO, CA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $824 | $824 | — | — | 2–20 | $824 – $824 |
| 8 | ARH Tug Valley Health Services, Inc. Prestonsburg, KY other · outpatient | 1 | $133 | $133 | — | — | 1–10 | $133 – $133 |
| 9 | Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. Beckley, WV other · outpatient | 1 | $154 | $154 | — | — | 1–10 | $154 – $154 |
| 10 | Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. Middlesboro, KY other · outpatient | 1 | $122 | $122 | — | — | 1–10 | $122 – $122 |
| 11 | Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. Williamson, KY other · outpatient | 1 | $103 | $103 | — | — | 1–10 | $103 – $103 |
| 12 | Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville, KY facility · other · inpatient | 1 | $176 | $176 | — | — | 1–10 | $176 – $176 |
| 13 | Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville, KY facility · other · outpatient | 1 | $176 | $176 | — | — | 1–10 | $176 – $176 |
| 14 | Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville, KY professional · other · both | 1 | $176 | $176 | — | — | 1–10 | $176 – $176 |
| 15 | MVHS, Inc. Utica, NY other · outpatient | 1 | $219 | $219 | — | — | 1–10 | $219 – $219 |
| 16 | Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile, AL other · outpatient | 1 | $163 | $163 | — | — | 1–10 | $163 – $163 |
| 17 | Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville, TN other · outpatient | 1 | $180 | $180 | — | — | 1–10 | $180 – $180 |
| 18 | ACADIA GENERAL HOSPITAL, INC 1305 CROWLEY RAYNE HWY fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $162 | $162 | — | — | — | $162 – $162 |
| 19 | AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER Akron, OH facility · case rate · outpatient | 1 | $45 | $45 | — | — | — | $45 – $45 |
| 20 | AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER Akron, OH facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $164 | $164 | — | — | — | $164 – $164 |
| 21 | AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER Akron, OH facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $695 | $695 | — | — | — | $695 – $695 |
| 22 | AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER Akron, OH professional · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $27 | $27 | — | — | — | $27 – $27 |
| 23 | AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER Akron, OH professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $140 | $140 | — | — | — | $140 – $140 |
| 24 | ARH Mary Breckinridge Health Services, Inc Barbourville, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $173 | $173 | — | — | — | $173 – $173 |
| 25 | ARH Tug Valley Health Services, Inc. Paintsville, KY other · outpatient | 1 | $112 | $112 | — | — | — | $112 – $112 |
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