Upper GI X-ray with contrast dye at UPMC Bedford

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

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Everett, PA

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UPMC Bedford’s median price of $431 is 57% above the median hospital's median price ($275), higher than 72% of the 2,467 hospitals reporting CPT 74240. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 74240 at UPMC Bedford

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 39 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	UnitedHealthcare unison medplus facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$68	$68	—	—	—	$68 – $68
2	UnitedHealthcare unison kids facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$75	$75	—	—	—	$75 – $75
3	Aetna medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$81	$81	—	—	—	$81 – $81
4	Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$96	$96	—	—	—	$96 – $96
5	Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$101	$101	—	—	—	$101 – $101
6	Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$118	$118	$57	48%	—	$61 – $175
7	Highmark community blue medicare advantage/complete blue medicare advantage/freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage/together blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$170	$170	—	—	—	$170 – $170
8	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$182	$182	—	—	—	$182 – $182
9	Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
10	Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
11	Cigna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
12	Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity/managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$294	$294	—	—	—	$294 – $294
13	Aetna ebr aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$332	$332	—	—	—	$332 – $332
14	Aetna ebr aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$332	$332	—	—	—	$332 – $332
15	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$332	$332	—	—	—	$332 – $332
16	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$332	$332	—	—	—	$332 – $332
17	Cigna ebr facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$332	$332	—	—	—	$332 – $332
18	Cigna ebr facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$332	$332	—	—	—	$332 – $332
19	Highmark commercial - indemnity/managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$362	$362	—	—	—	$362 – $362
20	Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$406	$406	—	—	—	$406 – $406
21	UnitedHealthcare compass exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$456	$456	—	—	—	$456 – $456
22	UnitedHealthcare compass exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$473	$473	—	—	—	$473 – $473
23	Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$514	$514	—	—	—	$514 – $514
24	Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$514	$514	—	—	—	$514 – $514
25	Aetna home depot employer group facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$528	$528	—	—	—	$528 – $528

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Last updated: Mar 6, 2026

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