Upper GI X-ray with contrast dye at Dignity 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

XR UGI/SCOUT ABD W DB CON

Merced, CA

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Dignity Health’s median price of $193 is 30% below the median hospital's median price ($278), higher than 28% of the 2,445 hospitals reporting CPT 74246. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 74246 at Dignity Health

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 32 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	Cigna commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$129	$129	—	—	—	$129 – $129
2	Cigna commercial\|ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$129	$129	—	—	—	$129 – $129
3	Anthem medicaid\|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$133	$133	—	—	—	$133 – $133
4	Anthem medicaid\|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$133	$133	—	—	—	$133 – $133
5	Anthem commercial\|exchange fee schedule · outpatient	$135	$135	—	—	1–10	$135 – $135
6	Kaiser commercial\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$137	$137	—	—	—	$137 – $137
7	First Health commercial\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$159	$159	—	—	—	$159 – $159
8	Kaiser medicaid\|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$165	$165	—	—	—	$165 – $165
9	Kaiser medicaid\|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$165	$165	—	—	—	$165 – $165
10	Molina medicaid\|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$165	$165	—	—	—	$165 – $165
11	Molina medicaid\|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$165	$165	—	—	—	$165 – $165
12	Anthem commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$177	$177	—	—	18	$177 – $177
13	MultiPlan commercial\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$187	$187	—	—	—	$187 – $187
14	Aetna commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$199	$199	—	—	1–10	$199 – $199
15	Aetna commercial\|hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$199	$199	—	—	1–10	$199 – $199
16	Aetna commercial\|ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$199	$199	—	—	1–10	$199 – $199
17	Aetna medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$199	$199	—	—	—	$199 – $199
18	Anthem commercial\|mcs fee schedule · outpatient	$199	$199	—	—	—	$199 – $199
19	Anthem medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$199	$199	—	—	—	$199 – $199
20	Humana medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$199	$199	—	—	—	$199 – $199
21	Kaiser medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$199	$199	—	—	—	$199 – $199
22	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$199	$199	—	—	1–10	$199 – $199
23	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$199	$199	—	—	—	$199 – $199
24	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|non-options ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$199	$199	—	—	—	$199 – $199
25	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|options ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$199	$199	—	—	—	$199 – $199

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Last updated: Feb 28, 2026

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