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CHG RADIOLOGIC EXAM PHRNX&/CRV ESOPH CONTRAST STUDY
Cedar Rapids, IA
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St Luke's Methodist Hospital’s median price of $99 is 50% below the median hospital's median price ($197), higher than 17% of the 1,623 hospitals reporting CPT 74210. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 22 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 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $57 | $55 | $23 | 42% | — | $26 – $83 |
| 2 | Molina medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $59 | $57 | $24 | 42% | — | $26 – $85 |
| 3 | Wellmark medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $59 | $57 | $24 | 42% | — | $26 – $85 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $60 | $58 | $25 | 42% | — | $27 – $87 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $60 | $58 | $25 | 42% | — | $27 – $87 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · both | $77 | $77 | $32 | 41% | — | $38 – $115 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · both | $77 | $77 | $32 | 41% | — | $38 – $115 |
| 8 | Wellmark commercial fee schedule · both | $111 | $106 | $46 | 43% | — | $47 – $159 |
| 9 | Wellmark hmo fee schedule · both | $111 | $106 | $46 | 43% | — | $47 – $159 |
| 10 | Cigna commercial fee schedule · both | $127 | $120 | $52 | 43% | — | $54 – $181 |
| 11 | Wellmark ppo fee schedule · both | $131 | $125 | $54 | 43% | — | $56 – $187 |
| 12 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · both | $158 | $132 | $67 | 51% | — | $40 – $198 |
| 13 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · both | $189 | $157 | $80 | 51% | — | $47 – $235 |
| 14 | Aetna medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $168 | $168 | — | — | — | $168 – $168 |
| 15 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $168 | $168 | — | — | — | $168 – $168 |
| 16 | Wellmark medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $168 | $168 | — | — | — | $168 – $168 |
| 17 | Humana medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $173 | $173 | — | — | — | $173 – $173 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $173 | $173 | — | — | — | $173 – $173 |
| 19 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $347 | $347 | — | — | — | $347 – $347 |
| 20 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $361 | $361 | — | — | — | $361 – $361 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $443 | $443 | — | — | — | $443 – $443 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $443 | $443 | — | — | — | $443 – $443 |
Last updated: Jan 28, 2026
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