Esophagus X-ray with contrast at MVHS, 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

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HC Barium Swallow/Esophagus

Utica, NY

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MVHS, Inc.’s median price of $219 is 9% below the median hospital's median price ($241), higher than 43% 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 MVHS, Inc.

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 12 payers, 28 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	Excellus excellus bcbs medicaid fee schedule · outpatient	$20	$20	—	—	—	$20 – $20
2	Excellus excellus bcbs medicaid hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$20	$20	—	—	—	$20 – $20
3	Molina misc medicaid mco fee schedule · outpatient	$20	$20	—	—	—	$20 – $20
4	UnitedHealthcare uhc essential plan fee schedule · outpatient	$20	$20	—	—	—	$20 – $20
5	UnitedHealthcare uhc medicaid fee schedule · outpatient	$20	$20	—	—	—	$20 – $20
6	WellCare hb mvhs wellcare medicaid fee schedule · outpatient	$20	$20	—	—	—	$20 – $20
7	UnitedHealthcare uhc empire plan fee schedule · outpatient	$85	$85	—	—	—	$85 – $85
8	Humana humana military other · outpatient	$200	$200	—	—	1–10	$200 – $200
9	Tricare humana military other · outpatient	$200	$200	—	—	—	$200 – $200
10	Excellus excellus bcbs medicare advantage other · outpatient	$219	$219	—	—	29	$219 – $219
11	Humana humana medicare advantage other · outpatient	$219	$219	—	—	11	$219 – $219
12	Medicare medicare other · outpatient	$219	$219	—	—	77	$219 – $219
13	Optum vaccn optum other · outpatient	$219	$219	—	—	1–10	$219 – $219
14	UnitedHealthcare uhc medicare advantage other · outpatient	$221	$221	—	—	34	$221 – $221
15	Aetna aetna medicare advantage other · outpatient	$223	$223	—	—	1–10	$223 – $223
16	WellCare wellcare medicare advantage other · outpatient	$226	$226	—	—	1–10	$226 – $226
17	Excellus excellus bcbs medicaid percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$251	$251	—	—	—	$251 – $251
18	UnitedHealthcare uhc empire plan percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$379	$379	—	—	—	$379 – $379
19	Aetna aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$565	$565	—	—	—	$565 – $565
20	Humana humana hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$616	$616	—	—	—	$616 – $616
21	Cigna mvp and cigna commercial other · outpatient	$629	$629	—	—	—	$629 – $629
22	Bcbs Ny excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$646	$646	—	—	—	$646 – $646
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$646	$646	—	—	17–35	$646 – $646
24	Excellus excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$646	$646	—	—	57	$646 – $646
25	Excellus excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$646	$646	—	—	1–10	$646 – $646

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Last updated: Aug 7, 2026

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