Esophagus X-ray with contrast at Heritage Valley Beaver

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

X-RAY XM ESOPHAGUS 1CNTRST

BEAVER, PA

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Heritage Valley Beaver’s median price of $160 is 34% below the median hospital's median price ($241), higher than 13% 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 Heritage Valley Beaver

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 4 payers, 18 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	Aetna aetna better health medicaid fee schedule · both	$23	$23	—	—	—	$23 – $23
2	Highmark bc highmark wholecare medicaid fee schedule · both	$27	$27	—	—	—	$27 – $27
3	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicaid fee schedule · both	$32	$32	—	—	—	$32 – $32
4	Aetna aetna health fee schedule · both	$126	$110	$27	25%	—	$63 – $126
5	Highmark blue cross freedom blue medicare fee schedule · both	$149	$119	$39	32%	—	$60 – $149
6	Highmark blue cross community blue medicare (28) fee schedule · both	$161	$128	$42	33%	—	$64 – $161
7	Highmark blue cross complete medicare fee schedule · both	$161	$128	$42	33%	—	$64 – $161
8	Highmark blue cross my direct blue (2u) fee schedule · both	$162	$129	$42	32%	—	$65 – $162
9	Aetna aetna medicare fee schedule · both	$171	$137	$44	32%	—	$68 – $171
10	Cigna cigna medicare fee schedule · both	$171	$137	$44	32%	—	$68 – $171
11	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare fee schedule · both	$171	$137	$44	32%	—	$68 – $171
12	Highmark blue cross security blue medicare fee schedule · both	$182	$146	$47	32%	—	$73 – $182
13	Highmark blue cross managed care chip (81 & 12) fee schedule · both	$197	$158	$51	32%	—	$79 – $197
14	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare all payer percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$182	$159	$39	25%	—	$91 – $182
15	Highmark blue cross connect blue epo (86) fee schedule · both	$264	$211	$68	32%	—	$105 – $264
16	Highmark blue cross community blue (28) fee schedule · both	$320	$256	$83	32%	—	$128 – $320
17	Highmark blue cross commercial (20) fee schedule · both	$329	$264	$85	32%	—	$135 – $329
18	Cigna cigna healthcare fee schedule · both	$284	$284	—	—	—	$284 – $284

Last updated: Mar 27, 2026

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