Esophagus X-ray with contrast at UPMC East

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ESOPHAGUS X-RAY XM SNGL CNTRST

Monroeville, PA

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UPMC East’s median price of $472 is 96% above the median hospital's median price ($241), higher than 83% of the 2,556 hospitals reporting CPT 74220. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 74220 at UPMC East

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 40 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 kids facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$43	$43	—	—	—	$43 – $43
2	Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$56	$56	—	—	—	$56 – $56
3	Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$59	$59	—	—	—	$59 – $59
4	Highmark complete blue medicare advantage/freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$80	$80	—	—	—	$80 – $80
5	Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$178	$178	—	—	—	$178 – $178
6	UnitedHealthcare unison advantage non special needs facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$178	$178	—	—	—	$178 – $178
7	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$182	$182	—	—	—	$182 – $182
8	Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$182	$182	$4	2%	—	$178 – $187
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	UnitedHealthcare unison advantage special needs facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$187	$187	—	—	—	$187 – $187
13	Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$231	$231	—	—	—	$231 – $231
14	Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$238	$238	—	—	—	$238 – $238
15	Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$310	$310	—	—	—	$310 – $310
16	UnitedHealthcare compass exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$458	$458	—	—	—	$458 – $458
17	UnitedHealthcare compass exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$472	$472	—	—	—	$472 – $472
18	Highmark upmc emergent facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$476	$476	—	—	—	$476 – $476
19	Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$487	$487	—	—	—	$487 – $487
20	Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$500	$500	—	—	—	$500 – $500
21	Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$527	$527	—	—	—	$527 – $527
22	Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$527	$527	—	—	—	$527 – $527
23	Aetna home depot employer group facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$530	$530	—	—	—	$530 – $530
24	Aetna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$541	$541	—	—	—	$541 – $541
25	Cigna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$541	$541	—	—	—	$541 – $541

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Last updated: Mar 6, 2026

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