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

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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Original text from hospital filings

X-ray xm upr gi trc 2cntrst

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $175 is 37% below the median hospital's median price ($276), higher than 16% of the 2,467 hospitals reporting CPT 74246. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 74246 at Essentia Health Duluth

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 17 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 shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$133	$133	—	—	—	$133 – $133
2	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$138	$138	—	—	—	$138 – $138
3	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$145	$145	—	—	—	$145 – $145
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$175	$175	—	—	—	$175 – $175
5	Healthpartners medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$175	$175	—	—	—	$175 – $175
6	Medica medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$175	$175	—	—	—	$175 – $175
7	Ucare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$175	$175	—	—	—	$175 – $175
8	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · case rate · outpatient	$175	$175	—	—	—	$175 – $175
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$193	$193	—	—	—	$193 – $193
10	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$211	$211	—	—	—	$211 – $211
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$214	$214	—	—	—	$214 – $214
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$244	$244	—	—	—	$244 – $244
13	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$273	$273	—	—	—	$273 – $273
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$289	$289	—	—	—	$289 – $289
15	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · case rate · outpatient	$315	$315	—	—	—	$315 – $315
16	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · case rate · outpatient	$315	$315	—	—	—	$315 – $315
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$356	$356	—	—	—	$356 – $356

Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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