Esophagus X-ray with contrast at Piedmont Augusta

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 Xr Esophagus W Cntrst

Augusta, GA

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Piedmont Augusta’s median price of $294 is 22% above the median hospital's median price ($241), higher than 63% 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 Piedmont Augusta

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 12 payers, 17 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	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs south carolina shp fee schedule · both	$126	$126	—	—	—	$126 – $126
2	Anthem anthem pathway fee schedule · both	$130	$130	—	—	1–10	$130 – $130
3	Cigna cigna fee schedule · both	$152	$152	—	—	—	$152 – $152
4	Bcbs Sc bcbs south carolina exchange fee schedule · both	$187	$187	—	—	—	$187 – $187
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross ppo fee schedule · both	$196	$196	—	—	1–10	$196 – $196
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross hmo fee schedule · both	$196	$196	—	—	1–10	$196 – $196
7	Caresource caresource medicaid percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$208	$208	—	—	—	$208 – $208
8	Aetna aetna hmo fee schedule · both	$261	$261	—	—	—	$261 – $261
9	Aetna aetna ppo fee schedule · both	$261	$261	—	—	—	$261 – $261
10	Medcost medcost percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$352	$352	—	—	—	$352 – $352
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross south carolina fee schedule · both	$353	$353	—	—	—	$353 – $353
12	MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$388	$388	—	—	—	$388 – $388
13	Phcs phcs percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$388	$388	—	—	—	$388 – $388
14	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare fee schedule · both	$438	$438	—	—	—	$438 – $438
15	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange fee schedule · both	$438	$438	—	—	—	$438 – $438
16	Kaiser kaiser percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$653	$653	—	—	—	$653 – $653
17	First Health first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$750	$750	—	—	—	$750 – $750

Last updated: Jul 1, 2026

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