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 ESOPHAGRAM - FL ESOPHAGUS BARIUM SWALLOW
Boulder, CO
See all hospitals reporting CPT 74220 →Price type
Boulder Community Health’s median price of $144 is 40% below the median hospital's median price ($241), higher than 11% of the 2,556 hospitals reporting CPT 74220. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 41 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 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · case rate · both | $71 | $66 | $29 | 44% | — | $28 – $99 |
| 2 | Anthem medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $71 | $66 | $29 | 44% | — | $28 – $99 |
| 3 | Devoted medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $71 | $66 | $29 | 44% | — | $28 – $99 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $71 | $66 | $29 | 44% | — | $28 – $99 |
| 5 | Kaiser medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $88 | $82 | $36 | 44% | — | $35 – $123 |
| 6 | Healthpartners managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $82 | $82 | — | — | — | $82 – $82 |
| 7 | Anthem commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $92 | $94 | $44 | 47% | — | $36 – $173 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $85 | $96 | $58 | 61% | — | $28 – $187 |
| 9 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $104 | $97 | $43 | 44% | — | $42 – $146 |
| 10 | Aetna ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $104 | $97 | $43 | 44% | — | $42 – $146 |
| 11 | MultiPlan commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $108 | $101 | $45 | 44% | — | $44 – $152 |
| 12 | Phcs commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $108 | $101 | $45 | 44% | — | $44 – $152 |
| 13 | Kaiser commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $112 | $104 | $46 | 44% | — | $45 – $156 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $110 | $107 | $45 | 42% | — | $50 – $160 |
| 15 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $122 | $113 | $50 | 44% | — | $47 – $169 |
| 16 | Anthem managed care professional · fee schedule · both | $124 | $115 | $51 | 44% | — | $48 – $173 |
| 17 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $162 | $162 | — | — | — | $162 – $162 |
| 18 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $187 | $187 | — | — | — | $187 – $187 |
| 19 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $187 | $187 | — | — | — | $187 – $187 |
| 20 | Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $191 | $191 | — | — | — | $191 – $191 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $191 | $191 | — | — | — | $191 – $191 |
| 22 | Kaiser medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $192 | $192 | $1 | 0% | — | $191 – $193 |
| 23 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $193 | $193 | — | — | — | $193 – $193 |
| 24 | Kaiser commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $408 | $408 | $49 | 12% | — | $359 – $458 |
| 25 | Kaiser managed care facility · case rate · outpatient | $453 | $453 | — | — | — | $453 – $453 |
Last updated: Sep 16, 2026
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