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
HC X-RAY XM ESOPHAGUS 2CNTRST
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Low
$1
Average
$286
Median
$239
High
$5.6k
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| 1 | St. Peter's Health Helena, MT | $182 | $222 | $94 | 42% | 188–197 | $152 – $409 |
| 2 | Public Hospital Dis No 1 Skagit dba Skagit Valley Hospital Vernon, WA | $285 | $399 | $250 | 63% | 150–168 | $178 – $832 |
| 3 | Midstate Medical Center MERIDEN, CT | $246 | $250 | $37 | 15% | 112–148 | $207 – $313 |
| 4 | Duke University Hospital Durham, NC | $173 | $180 | $18 | 10% | 68–86 | $171 – $231 |
| 5 | Duke University Hospital Raleigh, NC | $173 | $180 | $18 | 10% | 68–86 | $171 – $231 |
| 6 | Barnes Jewish Hospital St. Louis, MO | $300 | $266 | $69 | 26% | 67–112 | $165 – $327 |
| 7 | Carteret County General Hospital Corporation Morehead City, NC | $173 | $155 | $25 | 16% | 40–94 | $122 – $176 |
| 8 | Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital Grand Haven, MI | $172 | $168 | $46 | 28% | 39–165 | $95 – $267 |
| 9 | Public Hospital Dist No 1 Skagit dba Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA | $285 | $415 | $240 | 58% | 31–76 | $178 – $697 |
| 10 | The Charlotte Hungerford Hospital TORRINGTON, CT | $161 | $173 | $44 | 25% | 29–74 | $127 – $280 |
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