Upper GI X-ray with contrast dye at UPMC Mercy

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

UGI W WO DLAYED FILMS W WO KUB

Pittsburgh, PA

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UPMC Mercy’s median price of $532 is 95% above the median hospital's median price ($273), higher than 82% of the 2,503 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 Mercy

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 29 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 pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$75	$75	—	—	—	$75 – $75
2	Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$96	$96	—	—	—	$96 – $96
3	Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$103	$103	—	—	—	$103 – $103
4	Highmark complete blue medicare advantage/freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$106	$106	—	—	—	$106 – $106
5	Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$182	$182	$4	2%	—	$178 – $187
6	Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
7	Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
8	Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$238	$238	—	—	—	$238 – $238
9	Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$319	$319	—	—	—	$319 – $319
10	Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$437	$437	—	—	—	$437 – $437
11	Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$450	$450	—	—	—	$450 – $450
12	Aetna home depot employer group facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$477	$477	—	—	—	$477 – $477
13	Aetna neighborhood network facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$479	$479	—	—	—	$479 – $479
14	Aetna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$485	$485	—	—	—	$485 – $485
15	Aetna home depot employer group facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$521	$521	—	—	—	$521 – $521
16	Aetna nbr aso/fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$532	$532	—	—	—	$532 – $532
17	Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$532	$532	—	—	—	$532 – $532
18	Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$595	$595	—	—	—	$595 – $595
19	Aetna ebr fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$595	$595	—	—	—	$595 – $595
20	Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$602	$602	—	—	—	$602 – $602
21	Aetna ebr aso facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$626	$626	—	—	—	$626 – $626
22	Aetna ebr aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$626	$626	—	—	—	$626 – $626
23	Cigna new business aso facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$642	$642	—	—	—	$642 – $642
24	First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$689	$689	—	—	—	$689 – $689
25	First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$689	$689	—	—	—	$689 – $689

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Last updated: Mar 6, 2026

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