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 upper digestive tract
Low
$1
Average
$477
Median
$314
High
$18.8k
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iThe hospitals that file a Blue Cross Blue Shield 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 | Covenant Medical Center Inc Saginaw, MI professional · other · both | 1 | $162 | $162 | — | — | 324 | $162 – $162 |
| 2 | North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem, NC percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 4 | $252 | $239 | $42 | 18% | 176 | $172 – $281 |
| 3 | North Carolina Baptist Hospital Bermuda Run, NC percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 4 | $238 | $227 | $40 | 18% | 176 | $163 – $266 |
| 4 | St Louis Childrens Hospital Saint Louis, MO percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 6 | $621 | $682 | $106 | 16% | 110–128 | $520 – $804 |
| 5 | Self Regional Healthcare Greenwood, SC facility · other · outpatient | 2 | $310 | $310 | $136 | 44% | 59–68 | $174 – $446 |
| 6 | Virtua_West_Jersey_Health_System_Inc Marlton, NJ percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 3 | $1.7k | $1.3k | $524 | 39% | 49–58 | $589 – $1.7k |
| 7 | Virtua_West_Jersey_Health_System_Inc Voorhees, NJ percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 3 | $1.7k | $1.3k | $524 | 39% | 49–58 | $589 – $1.7k |
| 8 | Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Inc. Greenville, NC percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 3 | $554 | $727 | $245 | 34% | 41 | $554 – $1.1k |
| 9 | Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Inc. Washington, NC percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 3 | $554 | $727 | $245 | 34% | 41 | $554 – $1.1k |
| 10 | High Point Regional Health High Point, NC percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 4 | $425 | $405 | $69 | 17% | 39 | $296 – $475 |
| 11 | St. Peter's Health Helena, MT fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $178 | $178 | — | — | 34 | $178 – $178 |
| 12 | Baystate Medical Center Springfield, MA percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 3 | $40 | $40 | — | — | 33–330 | $40 – $40 |
| 13 | METHODIST LEBONHEUR CHILDRENS HOSP TN 38301; 7691 POPLAR AVE. MEMPHIS, TN fee schedule · both | 4 | $339 | $400 | $176 | 44% | 33 | $110 – $594 |
| 14 | Allina Health Systems Shakopee, MN facility · other · outpatient | 5 | $339 | $356 | $116 | 33% | 23–50 | $163 – $502 |
| 15 | Allina Health Systems Owatonna, MN facility · other · outpatient | 5 | $339 | $356 | $116 | 33% | 23–50 | $163 – $502 |
| 16 | Allina Health Systems Cambridge, MN facility · other · outpatient | 5 | $339 | $356 | $116 | 33% | 23–50 | $163 – $502 |
| 17 | Allina Health Systems Faribualt, MN facility · other · outpatient | 5 | $339 | $356 | $116 | 33% | 23–50 | $163 – $502 |
| 18 | Allina Health Systems Buffalo, MN facility · other · outpatient | 5 | $339 | $356 | $116 | 33% | 23–50 | $163 – $502 |
| 19 | Arkansas Childrens Northwest Springdale, AR facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $227 | $227 | — | — | 22 | $227 – $227 |
| 20 | Northwest Hospital LLC Tucson, AZ facility · other · outpatient | 3 | $276 | $304 | $50 | 16% | 22–31 | $262 – $373 |
| 21 | Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $227 | $227 | — | — | 19 | $227 – $227 |
| 22 | Cumberland County Hospital System Inc Fayetteville, NC facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $581 | $581 | — | — | 19 | $581 – $581 |
| 23 | Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Inc. Greenville, NC other · both | 1 | $167 | $167 | — | — | 19 | $167 – $167 |
| 24 | Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Inc. Washington, NC other · both | 1 | $167 | $167 | — | — | 19 | $167 – $167 |
| 25 | West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc. Morgantown, WV facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $619 | $619 | — | — | 17 | $619 – $619 |
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