Upper GI X-ray with contrast dye 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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HC Xr Upper GI Barium & Air

Augusta, GA

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Piedmont Augusta’s median price of $422 is 53% above the median hospital's median price ($276), higher than 69% of the 2,467 hospitals reporting CPT 74246. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 74246 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	$178	$178	—	—	—	$178 – $178
2	Anthem anthem pathway fee schedule · both	$182	$182	—	—	—	$182 – $182
3	Cigna cigna fee schedule · both	$213	$213	—	—	—	$213 – $213
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross ppo fee schedule · both	$274	$274	—	—	1–10	$274 – $274
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross hmo fee schedule · both	$275	$275	—	—	1–10	$275 – $275
6	Bcbs Sc bcbs south carolina exchange percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$280	$280	—	—	1–10	$280 – $280
7	Aetna aetna hmo fee schedule · both	$368	$368	—	—	—	$368 – $368
8	Aetna aetna ppo fee schedule · both	$368	$368	—	—	—	$368 – $368
9	Caresource caresource medicaid percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$406	$406	—	—	1–10	$406 – $406
10	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare fee schedule · both	$438	$438	—	—	—	$438 – $438
11	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare exchange fee schedule · both	$438	$438	—	—	—	$438 – $438
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross south carolina percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$540	$540	—	—	1–10	$540 – $540
13	Medcost medcost percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$688	$688	—	—	—	$688 – $688
14	MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$759	$759	—	—	—	$759 – $759
15	Phcs phcs percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$759	$759	—	—	—	$759 – $759
16	Kaiser kaiser percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1.3k	$1.3k	—	—	—	$1.3k – $1.3k
17	First Health first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$1.5k	$1.5k	—	—	—	$1.5k – $1.5k

Last updated: Jul 1, 2026

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