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Single contrast X-ray of esophagus
Low
$12
Average
$179
Median
$176
High
$912
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iThe hospitals that file a WellCare 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 Corbin, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $166 | $166 | — | — | 108 | $166 – $166 |
| 2 | STATE OF MISSISSIPPI-UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER JACKSON, MS other · outpatient | 1 | $163 | $163 | — | — | 23 | $163 – $163 |
| 3 | Central Washington Health Services Association Wenatchee, WA other · outpatient | 1 | $235 | $235 | — | — | 22 | $235 – $235 |
| 4 | North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem, NC percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $171 | $171 | — | — | 19 | $171 – $171 |
| 5 | North Carolina Baptist Hospital Bermuda Run, NC percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $162 | $162 | — | — | 19 | $162 – $162 |
| 6 | Samaritan Medical Center Watertown, NY facility · other · inpatient | 1 | $211 | $211 | — | — | 13 | $211 – $211 |
| 7 | Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. Hazard, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $230 | $230 | — | — | 11 | $230 – $230 |
| 8 | BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC Richmond, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $187 | $187 | — | — | 11 | $187 – $187 |
| 9 | Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile, AL other · outpatient | 1 | $163 | $163 | — | — | 11 | $163 – $163 |
| 10 | Fairview Health Services Minneapolis, MN other · inpatient | 1 | $180 | $180 | — | — | 2–20 | $180 – $180 |
| 11 | PRISMA HEALTH BAPTIST PARKRIDGE HOSPITAL COLUMBIA, SC other · both | 2 | $173 | $174 | $2 | 1% | 2–20 | $173 – $177 |
| 12 | PRISMA HEALTH RICHLAND HOSPITAL COLUMBIA, SC other · both | 2 | $173 | $174 | $2 | 1% | 2–20 | $173 – $177 |
| 13 | Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN other · both | 2 | $189 | $189 | — | — | 2–20 | $189 – $189 |
| 14 | ARH Tug Valley Health Services, Inc. Prestonsburg, KY other · outpatient | 1 | $133 | $133 | — | — | 1–10 | $133 – $133 |
| 15 | Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. Whitesburg, KY other · outpatient | 1 | $95 | $95 | — | — | 1–10 | $95 – $95 |
| 16 | Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. Whitesburg, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $236 | $236 | — | — | 1–10 | $236 – $236 |
| 17 | Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. Middlesboro, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $230 | $230 | — | — | 1–10 | $230 – $230 |
| 18 | Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. Hazard, KY other · outpatient | 1 | $145 | $145 | — | — | 1–10 | $145 – $145 |
| 19 | Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. Harlan, KY other · outpatient | 1 | $163 | $163 | — | — | 1–10 | $163 – $163 |
| 20 | Atrium Health Hospitals Inc Kings Mountain, NC percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $122 | $122 | — | — | 1–10 | $122 – $122 |
| 21 | BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC Elizabethtown, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $187 | $187 | — | — | 1–10 | $187 – $187 |
| 22 | BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC Lexington, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $187 | $187 | — | — | 1–10 | $187 – $187 |
| 23 | BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC Paducah, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $166 | $166 | — | — | 1–10 | $166 – $166 |
| 24 | BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC. Louisville, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $228 | $228 | — | — | 1–10 | $228 – $228 |
| 25 | CORNING HOSPITAL Corning, NY facility · other · outpatient | 3 | $211 | $457 | $348 | 76% | 1–10 | $211 – $948 |
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