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XR BARIUM SWALLOW-ESOPHAGUS
Low
$1
Average
$385
Median
$308
High
$28.5k
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iThe hospitals that file a UnitedHealthcare 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 | North Arkansas Regional Medical Center Harrison, AR fee schedule · inpatient | 1 | $97 | $97 | — | — | 1,107 | $97 – $97 |
| 2 | North Arkansas Regional Medical Center Harrison, AR fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $97 | $97 | — | — | 1,008 | $97 – $97 |
| 3 | Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile, AL other · outpatient | 2 | $170 | $170 | $11 | 6% | 108–117 | $159 – $181 |
| 4 | STATE OF MISSISSIPPI-UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER JACKSON, MS other · outpatient | 2 | $445 | $445 | $282 | 63% | 84 | $163 – $727 |
| 5 | DIGNITY HEALTH Phoenix, AZ fee schedule · outpatient | 6 | $302 | $279 | $119 | 43% | 76–112 | $102 – $394 |
| 6 | Samaritan Hospital Troy, NY professional · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $75 | $75 | — | — | 76–85 | $75 – $75 |
| 7 | North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem, NC percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 3 | $252 | $226 | $40 | 17% | 75 | $171 – $257 |
| 8 | North Carolina Baptist Hospital Bermuda Run, NC percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 3 | $239 | $215 | $38 | 17% | 75 | $162 – $244 |
| 9 | HARTFORD HOSPITAL HARTFORD, CT other · outpatient | 1 | $72 | $72 | — | — | 73 | $72 – $72 |
| 10 | Monument Health Rapid City Hospital Inc City, SD percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $755 | $755 | — | — | 59 | $755 – $755 |
| 11 | North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem, NC other · outpatient | 1 | $172 | $172 | — | — | 57 | $172 – $172 |
| 12 | Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Inc. Greenville, NC other · both | 2 | $170 | $170 | — | — | 57 | $170 – $170 |
| 13 | Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Inc. Washington, NC other · both | 2 | $170 | $170 | — | — | 57 | $170 – $170 |
| 14 | BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC Corbin, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $710 | $710 | $544 | 77% | 55 | $166 – $1.3k |
| 15 | Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City Inc City, OK facility · other · outpatient | 1 | $162 | $162 | — | — | 52 | $162 – $162 |
| 16 | Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center Hartford, CT facility · other · both | 1 | $210 | $210 | — | — | 50 | $210 – $210 |
| 17 | METHODIST LEBONHEUR GERMANTOWN HOSP GERMANTOWN, TN fee schedule · both | 10 | $292 | $248 | $82 | 33% | 49–58 | $44 – $292 |
| 18 | Self Regional Healthcare Greenwood, SC facility · other · outpatient | 1 | $178 | $178 | — | — | 48 | $178 – $178 |
| 19 | HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN other · inpatient | 3 | $193 | $218 | $48 | 22% | 44–62 | $176 – $286 |
| 20 | Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center - Boise Boise, ID facility · other · both | 1 | $186 | $186 | — | — | 43 | $186 – $186 |
| 21 | Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $264 | $264 | $10 | 4% | 41 | $255 – $274 |
| 22 | The Mercy Hospital Inc Springfield, MA facility · other · both | 1 | $210 | $210 | — | — | 37 | $210 – $210 |
| 23 | High Point Regional Health High Point, NC other · outpatient | 1 | $172 | $172 | — | — | 36 | $172 – $172 |
| 24 | CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES COLORADO Colorado Springs, CO other · inpatient | 3 | $175 | $202 | $37 | 19% | 35–53 | $175 – $255 |
| 25 | Allina Health Systems Shakopee, MN facility · other · outpatient | 1 | $336 | $336 | — | — | 34 | $336 – $336 |
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