Upper GI X-ray with contrast dye at Astera Health

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.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

Radiologic Examination, Upper Gastrointestinal Tract, W Abd Radiograph(S)/Delayed Image(S), Contrast (Pro CAH)

Wadena, MN

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Astera Health’s median price of $448 is 64% above the median hospital's median price ($273), higher than 74% of the 2,503 hospitals reporting CPT 74240. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 74240 at Astera Health

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 58 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	Blue Cross Blue Shield mr-bcbs mn [400069] fee schedule · outpatient	$41	$41	—	—	—	$41 – $41
2	Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] fee schedule · outpatient	$41	$41	—	—	—	$41 – $41
3	Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] fee schedule · outpatient	$41	$41	—	—	—	$41 – $41
4	Ucare mr-ucare [300064] fee schedule · outpatient	$41	$41	—	—	—	$41 – $41
5	Ucare mr-ucare msho [300061] fee schedule · outpatient	$41	$41	—	—	—	$41 – $41
6	Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] fee schedule · inpatient	$66	$66	—	—	—	$66 – $66
7	Ucare ucare pmap [300063] fee schedule · outpatient	$91	$91	—	—	—	$91 – $91
8	Medica medica mncare [100751] fee schedule · inpatient	$91	$91	—	—	—	$91 – $91
9	Medica medica mncare [100751] fee schedule · outpatient	$91	$91	—	—	—	$91 – $91
10	Medica medica pmap [100345] fee schedule · inpatient	$91	$91	—	—	—	$91 – $91
11	Medica medica pmap [100345] fee schedule · outpatient	$91	$91	—	—	—	$91 – $91
12	Ucare ucare pmap [300063] fee schedule · inpatient	$101	$101	—	—	—	$101 – $101
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield mr-bcbs mn [400069] fee schedule · inpatient	$118	$118	—	—	—	$118 – $118
14	Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] fee schedule · inpatient	$118	$118	—	—	—	$118 – $118
15	Ucare mr-ucare [300064] fee schedule · inpatient	$118	$118	—	—	—	$118 – $118
16	Ucare mr-ucare msho [300061] fee schedule · inpatient	$118	$118	—	—	—	$118 – $118
17	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [100453] fee schedule · inpatient	$149	$149	—	—	—	$149 – $149
18	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [100453] fee schedule · outpatient	$149	$149	—	—	—	$149 – $149
19	Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] fee schedule · outpatient	$185	$185	—	—	—	$185 – $185
20	Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] fee schedule · inpatient	$200	$200	—	—	—	$200 – $200
21	Medica medica [100341] fee schedule · outpatient	$219	$219	—	—	—	$219 – $219
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs federal employees [400004] fee schedule · outpatient	$252	$252	—	—	—	$252 – $252
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs high value network fee schedule · outpatient	$252	$252	—	—	—	$252 – $252
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue plus [400058] fee schedule · outpatient	$252	$252	—	—	—	$252 – $252
25	Ucare ucare pmap [300063] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$388	$388	—	—	—	$388 – $388

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Last updated: Feb 20, 2026

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