Upper GI X-ray with contrast dye at UPMC Presbyterian

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

X-RAY XM UPR GI TRC 2CNTRST

Pittsburgh, PA

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UPMC Presbyterian’s median price of $1.4k is 416% above the median hospital's median price ($276), higher than 98% 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 UPMC Presbyterian

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 24 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 chip/pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$48	$48	—	—	—	$48 – $48
2	Aetna chip/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$86	$86	—	—	—	$86 – $86
3	Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$99	$99	—	—	—	$99 – $99
4	Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$105	$105	—	—	—	$105 – $105
5	Highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$115	$115	—	—	—	$115 – $115
6	Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
7	Cigna medicare transplant facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
8	Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
9	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
10	Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$187	$187	—	—	—	$187 – $187
11	Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$285	$285	—	—	—	$285 – $285
12	MultiPlan worker's compensation facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$292	$292	—	—	—	$292 – $292
13	Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$381	$381	—	—	—	$381 – $381
14	Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$537	$537	—	—	—	$537 – $537
15	Aetna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$547	$547	—	—	—	$547 – $547
16	Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$719	$719	—	—	—	$719 – $719
17	Highmark upmc emergent facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$763	$763	—	—	—	$763 – $763
18	Highmark medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.1k	$1.1k	—	—	—	$1.1k – $1.1k
19	First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.5k	$1.5k	—	—	—	$1.5k – $1.5k
20	First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.5k	$1.5k	—	—	—	$1.5k – $1.5k
21	MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.8k	$1.8k	—	—	—	$1.8k – $1.8k
22	MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.8k	$1.8k	—	—	—	$1.8k – $1.8k
23	Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.9k	$1.9k	—	—	—	$1.9k – $1.9k
24	Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.9k	$1.9k	—	—	—	$1.9k – $1.9k

Last updated: Mar 6, 2026

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