Esophagus X-ray with double-contrast study at Allina Health Systems

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Original text from hospital filings

HCHG RAD XRAY ESOPHAGUS DOUBLE CONTRAST

Rapids, MN

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Allina Health Systems’s median price of $238 is 3% below the median hospital's median price ($246), higher than 48% of the 2,042 hospitals reporting CPT 74221. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 74221 at Allina Health Systems

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 28 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.

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1	Ucare ucare pmap (abdmnorsuv) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$87	$87	—	—	—	$87 – $87
2	Medica medica pmap (um) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$96	$96	—	—	—	$96 – $96
3	Bcbs Mn bc pmap (amu) facility · other · outpatient	$135	$135	—	—	—	$135 – $135
4	Medicaid medicaid ma (m) facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$167	$167	—	—	—	$167 – $167
5	Aetna allina aetna medicare (m) facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$172	$172	—	—	—	$172 – $172
6	Medica medica dual solutions (m) facility · other · outpatient	$180	$180	—	—	—	$180 – $180
7	Medicare medicare (m) facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$181	$181	—	—	—	$181 – $181
8	Medica medica medicare (m) facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$188	$188	—	—	—	$188 – $188
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield bc medicare (m) facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$190	$190	—	—	—	$190 – $190
10	UnitedHealthcare uhc ubh pmap (m) facility · other · outpatient	$209	$209	—	—	—	$209 – $209
11	Aetna aetna elevate (amu) facility · other · outpatient	$216	$216	—	—	—	$216 – $216
12	Aetna aetna performance (amu) facility · other · outpatient	$238	$238	—	—	—	$238 – $238
13	Medica medica elect (u m) facility · other · outpatient	$238	$238	—	—	—	$238 – $238
14	Medica medica essentials (u m) facility · other · outpatient	$249	$249	—	—	—	$249 – $249
15	Medica medica mhps (u m) facility · other · outpatient	$249	$249	—	—	—	$249 – $249
16	Bcbs Mn bc aware/blue plus (a m u) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$254	$254	—	—	—	$254 – $254
17	Medica medica choice (u m) facility · other · outpatient	$262	$262	—	—	—	$262 – $262
18	Medica medica ubh (m) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$303	$303	—	—	—	$303 – $303
19	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare (um) facility · other · outpatient	$326	$326	—	—	—	$326 – $326
20	Aetna aetna direct network (amu) facility · other · outpatient	$331	$331	—	—	—	$331 – $331
21	Bcbs Mn bc state health plan (mu) facility · other · outpatient	$335	$335	—	—	—	$335 – $335
22	Medica medica ubh pmap (m) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$346	$346	—	—	—	$346 – $346
23	Bcbs Mn bc premier (m u) facility · other · outpatient	$355	$355	—	—	—	$355 – $355
24	First Health first health (abdmnosurv) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$364	$364	—	—	—	$364 – $364
25	First Health first health (abdmnosurv) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$364	$364	—	—	—	$364 – $364

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