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.
Original text from hospital filings
Contrst x-ray uppr gi tract
Glendale, CA
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USC Verdugo Hills Hospital’s median price of $271 is 2% below the median hospital's median price ($276), higher than 49% of the 2,467 hospitals reporting CPT 74246. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 3 payers, 6 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield epn exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $183 | $183 | — | — | — | $183 – $183 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $226 | $226 | — | — | — | $226 – $226 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $227 | $227 | — | — | — | $227 – $227 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield anthem all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $348 | $348 | — | — | — | $348 – $348 |
| 5 | Cigna all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $548 | $548 | — | — | — | $548 – $548 |
| 6 | Aetna all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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