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.
Original text from hospital filings
COLON BARIUM & AIR ENEMA
BEAVER, PA
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Heritage Valley Beaver’s median price of $162 is 50% below the median hospital's median price ($327), higher than 5% of the 2,438 hospitals reporting CPT 74280. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
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 | $39 | $39 | — | — | — | $39 – $39 |
| 2 | Highmark bc highmark wholecare medicaid fee schedule · both | $47 | $47 | — | — | — | $47 – $47 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicaid fee schedule · both | $55 | $55 | — | — | — | $55 – $55 |
| 4 | Highmark blue cross freedom blue medicare fee schedule · both | $149 | $119 | $42 | 35% | — | $60 – $149 |
| 5 | Highmark blue cross community blue medicare (28) fee schedule · both | $161 | $128 | $46 | 36% | — | $64 – $161 |
| 6 | Highmark blue cross complete medicare fee schedule · both | $161 | $128 | $46 | 36% | — | $64 – $161 |
| 7 | Highmark blue cross my direct blue (2u) fee schedule · both | $162 | $129 | $46 | 35% | — | $65 – $162 |
| 8 | Aetna aetna medicare fee schedule · both | $171 | $137 | $48 | 35% | — | $68 – $171 |
| 9 | Cigna cigna medicare fee schedule · both | $171 | $137 | $48 | 35% | — | $68 – $171 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare fee schedule · both | $171 | $137 | $48 | 35% | — | $68 – $171 |
| 11 | Highmark blue cross security blue medicare fee schedule · both | $182 | $146 | $52 | 35% | — | $73 – $182 |
| 12 | Highmark blue cross managed care chip (81 & 12) fee schedule · both | $197 | $158 | $56 | 35% | — | $79 – $197 |
| 13 | Highmark blue cross connect blue epo (86) fee schedule · both | $264 | $211 | $75 | 35% | — | $105 – $264 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare all payer percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $219 | $219 | — | — | — | $219 – $219 |
| 15 | Highmark blue cross community blue (28) fee schedule · both | $320 | $256 | $90 | 35% | — | $128 – $320 |
| 16 | Highmark blue cross commercial (20) fee schedule · both | $329 | $265 | $92 | 35% | — | $135 – $329 |
| 17 | Cigna cigna healthcare fee schedule · both | $284 | $284 | — | — | — | $284 – $284 |
| 18 | Aetna aetna health fee schedule · both | $294 | $294 | — | — | — | $294 – $294 |
Last updated: Mar 27, 2026
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