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HC XRAY, ESOPH, W/ SCOUT CHEST RADIOGRAPH/IMG, W/SNGL CONTRAST
Monroe, LA
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Brfhh Monroe, Llc’s median price of $162 is 33% below the median hospital's median price ($242), higher than 13% of the 2,515 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, 12 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 Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $89 | $89 | $25 | 27% | — | $65 – $114 |
| 2 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $89 | $89 | $25 | 27% | — | $65 – $114 |
| 3 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $135 | $123 | $38 | 31% | — | $65 – $156 |
| 4 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $128 | $135 | $13 | 10% | — | $128 – $162 |
| 5 | Cigna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $139 | $139 | — | — | — | $139 – $139 |
| 6 | First Health all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $153 | $153 | — | — | — | $153 – $153 |
| 7 | Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $155 | $155 | $7 | 5% | — | $148 – $162 |
| 8 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $162 | $162 | — | — | — | $162 – $162 |
| 9 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $162 | $162 | — | — | — | $162 – $162 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $162 | $162 | — | — | — | $162 – $162 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $336 | $280 | $139 | 50% | — | $65 – $415 |
| 12 | MultiPlan all payor other · outpatient | $392 | $392 | $107 | 27% | — | $284 – $499 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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