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.
Original text from hospital filings
BARIUM SWALLOW - ESOPH
Mobile, AL
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Springhill Memorial Hospital’s median price of $163 is 32% below the median hospital's median price ($241), higher than 14% of the 2,556 hospitals reporting CPT 74220. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 12 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 | Bcbs Al blue advantage (medicare advantage) other · outpatient | $76 | $76 | — | — | 63 | $76 – $76 |
| 2 | Bcbs Al commercial ppo other · outpatient | $76 | $76 | — | — | 63 | $76 – $76 |
| 3 | Aetna aetna commercial - complete rate data (hmo/ppo/pos) fee schedule · outpatient | $90 | $90 | — | — | 26 | $90 – $90 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare advantage hmo/ppo/pos other · outpatient | $159 | $159 | — | — | 26 | $159 – $159 |
| 5 | Humana standard other · outpatient | $159 | $159 | — | — | 69 | $159 – $159 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare commercial all payer other · outpatient | $159 | $159 | — | — | 107 | $159 – $159 |
| 7 | Tricare standard other · outpatient | $161 | $161 | — | — | 20 | $161 – $161 |
| 8 | Devoted medicare advantage other · outpatient | $163 | $163 | — | — | 1–10 | $163 – $163 |
| 9 | Optum standard other · outpatient | $163 | $163 | — | — | 1–10 | $163 – $163 |
| 10 | WellCare medicare advantage other · outpatient | $163 | $163 | — | — | 11 | $163 – $163 |
| 11 | Cigna commercial other · outpatient | $177 | $177 | — | — | 1–10 | $177 – $177 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage other · outpatient | $181 | $181 | — | — | 1–10 | $181 – $181 |
Last updated: Apr 2, 2026
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