Esophageal dilation using a bougie or sound at Kemper CAH, Inc.

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

HC DILATION, ESOPHAGUS, UNGUIDED SOUND/BOUGIE, ONE/MULTI PASS

DeKalb, MS

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Kemper CAH, Inc.’s median price of $703 is 33% below the median hospital's median price ($1.1k), higher than 21% of the 2,046 hospitals reporting CPT 43450. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 43450 at Kemper CAH, Inc.

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 14 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	Humana all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$453	$453	—	—	—	$453 – $453
2	Optum all payor other · outpatient	$569	$569	—	—	—	$569 – $569
3	UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient	$569	$569	—	—	—	$569 – $569
4	Cigna all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$637	$637	—	—	—	$637 – $637
5	Cigna Healthspring all payor other · outpatient	$669	$669	—	—	—	$669 – $669
6	Humana all payor other · outpatient	$669	$669	—	—	—	$669 – $669
7	Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$672	$672	—	—	—	$672 – $672
8	Ambetter all payor other · outpatient	$676	$676	—	—	—	$676 – $676
9	Molina all payor other · outpatient	$676	$676	—	—	—	$676 – $676
10	WellCare all payor other · outpatient	$676	$676	—	—	—	$676 – $676
11	Aetna all payor other · outpatient	$725	$725	—	—	—	$725 – $725
12	Bcbs Ms all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$745	$745	—	—	—	$745 – $745
13	MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$836	$836	—	—	—	$836 – $836
14	UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient	$1.2k	$1.2k	—	—	—	$1.2k – $1.2k

Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

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