Esophagus X-ray with contrast at Sharp Memorial Hospital

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 ESOPHAGRAM - FL ESOPHAGUS BARIUM SWALLOW

San Diego, CA

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Sharp Memorial Hospital’s median price of $743 is 207% above the median hospital's median price ($242), higher than 94% of the 2,531 hospitals reporting CPT 74220. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 74220 at Sharp Memorial Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 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	Cigna cigna - hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$170	$170	—	—	—	$170 – $170
2	Aetna aetna - hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$476	$476	—	—	—	$476 – $476
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - standard percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$476	$476	—	—	—	$476 – $476
4	Molina molina - cal medi-connect percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$476	$476	—	—	—	$476 – $476
5	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare - medicare percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$641	$641	—	—	—	$641 – $641
6	Aetna aetna whole health percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$720	$720	—	—	—	$720 – $720
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$752	$752	—	—	—	$752 – $752
8	Cigna cigna - ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$771	$771	—	—	—	$771 – $771
9	Kaiser kaiser - rehab percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$794	$794	—	—	—	$794 – $794
10	Aetna aetna - hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$851	$851	—	—	—	$851 – $851
11	Aetna aetna - ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$851	$851	—	—	—	$851 – $851
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$851	$851	—	—	—	$851 – $851
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield - ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$851	$851	—	—	—	$851 – $851
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.1k	$1.1k	—	—	—	$1.1k – $1.1k

Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

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