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, Double-Contrast Study, Including Glucagon (Pro CAH)

Wadena, MN

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Astera Health’s median price of $353 is 28% above the median hospital's median price ($276), higher than 62% of the 2,467 hospitals reporting CPT 74246. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 74246 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	$45	$45	—	—	—	$45 – $45
2	Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] fee schedule · outpatient	$45	$45	—	—	—	$45 – $45
3	Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] fee schedule · outpatient	$45	$45	—	—	—	$45 – $45
4	Ucare mr-ucare [300064] fee schedule · outpatient	$45	$45	—	—	—	$45 – $45
5	Ucare mr-ucare msho [300061] fee schedule · outpatient	$45	$45	—	—	—	$45 – $45
6	Ucare ucare pmap [300063] fee schedule · outpatient	$103	$103	—	—	—	$103 – $103
7	Medica medica mncare [100751] fee schedule · inpatient	$103	$103	—	—	—	$103 – $103
8	Medica medica mncare [100751] fee schedule · outpatient	$103	$103	—	—	—	$103 – $103
9	Medica medica pmap [100345] fee schedule · inpatient	$103	$103	—	—	—	$103 – $103
10	Medica medica pmap [100345] fee schedule · outpatient	$103	$103	—	—	—	$103 – $103
11	Ucare ucare pmap [300063] fee schedule · inpatient	$113	$113	—	—	—	$113 – $113
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield mr-bcbs mn [400069] fee schedule · inpatient	$134	$134	—	—	—	$134 – $134
13	Medica mr-medica advantage solutions [100895] fee schedule · inpatient	$134	$134	—	—	—	$134 – $134
14	Ucare mr-ucare [300064] fee schedule · inpatient	$134	$134	—	—	—	$134 – $134
15	Ucare mr-ucare msho [300061] fee schedule · inpatient	$134	$134	—	—	—	$134 – $134
16	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [100453] fee schedule · inpatient	$168	$168	—	—	—	$168 – $168
17	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [100453] fee schedule · outpatient	$168	$168	—	—	—	$168 – $168
18	Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] fee schedule · inpatient	$197	$197	—	—	—	$197 – $197
19	Sanford Health Plan sanford health plan [100578] fee schedule · outpatient	$221	$221	—	—	—	$221 – $221
20	Medica mr-medica dual solutions msho [100344] fee schedule · inpatient	$226	$226	—	—	—	$226 – $226
21	Medica medica [100341] fee schedule · outpatient	$247	$247	—	—	—	$247 – $247
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs federal employees [400004] fee schedule · outpatient	$285	$285	—	—	—	$285 – $285
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs high value network fee schedule · outpatient	$285	$285	—	—	—	$285 – $285
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue plus [400058] fee schedule · outpatient	$285	$285	—	—	—	$285 – $285
25	Ucare ucare pmap [300063] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$429	$429	—	—	—	$429 – $429

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Last updated: Feb 20, 2026

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