Upper GI X-ray with contrast dye at The Methodist Hospitals, Inc.

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

Upper GI W/Air Study

Gary, IN

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The Methodist Hospitals, Inc.’s median price of $397 is 44% above the median hospital's median price ($276), higher than 66% 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 The Methodist Hospitals, Inc.

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 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 facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$185	$185	—	—	—	$185 – $185
2	Anthem medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$185	$185	—	—	—	$185 – $185
3	Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$185	$185	—	—	—	$185 – $185
4	Medicare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$185	$185	—	—	—	$185 – $185
5	Anthem indiana hmo medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$262	$262	—	—	—	$262 – $262
6	Caresource indiana hmo medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$262	$262	—	—	—	$262 – $262
7	Humana indiana hmo medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$262	$262	—	—	—	$262 – $262
8	UnitedHealthcare indiana hmo medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$262	$262	—	—	—	$262 – $262
9	Anthem pathway essentials facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$277	$277	—	—	—	$277 – $277
10	Caresource caresource facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$305	$305	—	—	—	$305 – $305
11	Aetna hmo_and_ppo_contracted_plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$366	$366	—	—	—	$366 – $366
12	Ambetter ambetter healthplan facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$369	$369	—	—	—	$369 – $369
13	Cigna hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$375	$375	$9	2%	—	$366 – $384
14	Cigna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$407	$407	$10	2%	—	$397 – $417
15	UnitedHealthcare navigate and core payer facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$407	$407	$10	2%	—	$397 – $417
16	UnitedHealthcare hmo_and_ppo_contracted_plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$437	$437	$11	2%	—	$427 – $448
17	Anthem individual on exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$491	$491	—	—	—	$491 – $491
18	Aetna firsthealth facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$608	$608	$15	2%	—	$593 – $623
19	Anthem traditonal,hmo,ppo contracted plans and individual off exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$614	$614	—	—	—	$614 – $614
20	Phcs ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$664	$664	$16	2%	—	$647 – $680
21	MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$712	$712	$18	2%	—	$695 – $730
22	Aetna coventry facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$722	$722	$18	2%	—	$704 – $740

Last updated: Aug 18, 2026

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