Upper GI X-ray with contrast dye at Essentia Health Duluth

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X-RAY EXAM, UPPER GI TRACT, INCL SCOUT & DELAY; SINGLE CONTRAST (TC)

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $315 is 15% above the median hospital's median price ($273), higher than 58% of the 2,503 hospitals reporting CPT 74240. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 74240 at Essentia Health Duluth

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 34 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 medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$175	$175	—	—	—	$175 – $175
2	Healthpartners medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$175	$175	—	—	—	$175 – $175
3	Medica medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$175	$175	—	—	—	$175 – $175
4	Ucare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$175	$175	—	—	—	$175 – $175
5	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$175	$175	—	—	—	$175 – $175
6	Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$220	$220	—	—	—	$220 – $220
7	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$264	$264	—	—	—	$264 – $264
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$275	$275	—	—	—	$275 – $275
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$275	$275	—	—	—	$275 – $275
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$275	$275	—	—	—	$275 – $275
11	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$285	$285	—	—	—	$285 – $285
12	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$285	$285	—	—	—	$285 – $285
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$289	$289	—	—	—	$289 – $289
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$299	$299	—	—	—	$299 – $299
15	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$300	$300	—	—	—	$300 – $300
16	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$300	$300	—	—	—	$300 – $300
17	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · case rate · outpatient	$315	$315	—	—	—	$315 – $315
18	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · case rate · outpatient	$315	$315	—	—	—	$315 – $315
19	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$356	$356	—	—	—	$356 – $356
20	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$367	$367	—	—	—	$367 – $367
21	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$377	$377	—	—	—	$377 – $377
22	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$386	$386	$19	5%	—	$367 – $406
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$398	$398	—	—	—	$398 – $398
24	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$437	$437	—	—	—	$437 – $437
25	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$437	$437	—	—	—	$437 – $437

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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