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
XR ESOPH SCOUT CHST W CON
Los Angeles, CA
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Dignity Community Care’s median price of $226 is 6% below the median hospital's median price ($241), higher than 46% 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: 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 | Anthem medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $68 | $68 | — | — | — | $68 – $68 |
| 2 | Molina medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $77 | $77 | — | — | — | $77 – $77 |
| 3 | Molina medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $77 | $77 | — | — | — | $77 – $77 |
| 4 | Kaiser medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $82 | $82 | — | — | — | $82 – $82 |
| 5 | Kaiser medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $82 | $82 | — | — | — | $82 – $82 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $226 | $226 | — | — | — | $226 – $226 |
| 7 | Anthem medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $226 | $226 | — | — | — | $226 – $226 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $226 | $226 | — | — | — | $226 – $226 |
| 9 | Molina medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $226 | $226 | — | — | — | $226 – $226 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $226 | $226 | — | — | — | $226 – $226 |
| 11 | Anthem commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $254 | $254 | — | — | — | $254 – $254 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $273 | $273 | — | — | — | $273 – $273 |
| 13 | Anthem commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $384 | $384 | — | — | 1–10 | $384 – $384 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $402 | $402 | — | — | — | $402 – $402 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $402 | $402 | — | — | — | $402 – $402 |
| 16 | Aetna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $406 | $406 | — | — | — | $406 – $406 |
| 17 | Aetna commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $406 | $406 | — | — | — | $406 – $406 |
| 18 | Aetna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $406 | $406 | — | — | — | $406 – $406 |
| 19 | Anthem commercial|mcs fee schedule · outpatient | $473 | $473 | — | — | — | $473 – $473 |
| 20 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $546 | $546 | — | — | — | $546 – $546 |
| 21 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $546 | $546 | — | — | — | $546 – $546 |
| 22 | Kaiser commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $554 | $554 | — | — | — | $554 – $554 |
| 23 | Kaiser commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $554 | $554 | — | — | — | $554 – $554 |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|promise fee schedule · outpatient | $593 | $593 | — | — | — | $593 – $593 |
| 25 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $625 | $625 | — | — | — | $625 – $625 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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