Esophagus X-ray with contrast at Hca Houston Healthcare Conroe

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

Radiologic examination, esophagus, including scout chest radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study

CONROE, TX

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Hca Houston Healthcare Conroe’s median price of $402 is 67% above the median hospital's median price ($241), higher than 76% of the 2,556 hospitals reporting CPT 74220. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 74220 at Hca Houston Healthcare Conroe

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 45 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	UnitedHealthcare mgmcd fee schedule · outpatient	$102	$102	—	—	—	$102 – $102
2	Molina chip fee schedule · outpatient	$107	$107	—	—	—	$107 – $107
3	Molina star fee schedule · outpatient	$107	$107	—	—	—	$107 – $107
4	Molina starkids fee schedule · outpatient	$107	$107	—	—	—	$107 – $107
5	Molina starplus fee schedule · outpatient	$107	$107	—	—	—	$107 – $107
6	Aetna Better Health mgmcd fee schedule · outpatient	$108	$108	—	—	—	$108 – $108
7	Humana mcd fee schedule · outpatient	$122	$122	—	—	—	$122 – $122
8	Cigna csn fee schedule · outpatient	$258	$258	—	—	—	$258 – $258
9	Cigna openaccessplus fee schedule · outpatient	$280	$280	—	—	—	$280 – $280
10	Superior Healthplan chip percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$287	$287	—	—	—	$287 – $287
11	Superior Healthplan chpfc percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$287	$287	—	—	—	$287 – $287
12	Superior Healthplan star percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$287	$287	—	—	—	$287 – $287
13	Superior Healthplan starkids percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$287	$287	—	—	—	$287 – $287
14	Superior Healthplan starplus percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$287	$287	—	—	—	$287 – $287
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient	$321	$321	—	—	—	$321 – $321
16	Cigna ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$332	$332	—	—	—	$332 – $332
17	UnitedHealthcare narrownetworkindivexchange fee schedule · outpatient	$339	$339	—	—	—	$339 – $339
18	UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix fee schedule · outpatient	$402	$402	—	—	—	$402 – $402
19	UnitedHealthcare smallgroup fee schedule · outpatient	$402	$402	—	—	—	$402 – $402
20	Blue Cross Blue Shield bav fee schedule · outpatient	$406	$406	—	—	—	$406 – $406
21	Aetna qhpexchange fee schedule · outpatient	$430	$430	—	—	—	$430 – $430
22	Aetna nbhmo fee schedule · outpatient	$571	$571	—	—	—	$571 – $571
23	Aetna nbpos fee schedule · outpatient	$571	$571	—	—	—	$571 – $571
24	Aetna nbppo fee schedule · outpatient	$571	$571	—	—	—	$571 – $571
25	Aetna commhmo fee schedule · outpatient	$608	$608	—	—	—	$608 – $608

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Last updated: May 14, 2026

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