Upper GI Barium X-ray (barium and gas) cost at US hospitals

Upper gastrointestinal series with scout abdominal radiographs and delayed images, double-contrast study · CPT 74246

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Upper GI Barium X-ray (barium and gas)

You swallow a chalky barium drink and, for this version, crystals that fizz into gas, then a radiologist watches on a live x-ray screen as it goes down. Coating the lining with barium and inflating it with gas shows surface detail that a plain barium swallow cannot.

$44.82

lowest cash price

$660.40

national median

$6,557.07

highest cash price

879

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $44.82–$6,557.07 — the variation is the story.

Most expensive published cash price

$6,557.07

HCA FLORIDA TRINITY HOSPITAL — TRINITY, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($1,054.10) → Sep 1, 2026 ($1,134.36)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 3 $832.02 $1,194.96 $1,290.12
Arizona 23 $116.85 $184.20 $839.95
Arkansas 7 $202.05 $369.32 $629.00
California 90 $44.82 $660.40 $1,788.88
Colorado 16 $145.73 $2,105.18 $5,888.30
Florida 71 $222.00 $1,717.31 $6,557.07
Georgia 25 $412.92 $738.66 $3,317.97
Hawaii 2 $227.20 $227.20 $458.25
Illinois 51 $200.00 $838.20 $2,006.64
Indiana 26 $465.62 $704.40 $1,134.36
Iowa 26 $302.88 $498.31 $1,145.00
Kansas 11 $441.60 $908.05 $2,649.32
Kentucky 22 $318.13 $1,134.36 $1,225.20
Louisiana 2 $351.52 $351.52 $351.52
Maine 7 $1,004.15 $1,120.50 $1,761.90
Maryland 2 $464.40 $464.40 $464.40
Michigan 27 $168.00 $330.00 $1,627.20
Minnesota 19 $207.79 $208.99 $1,020.00
Mississippi 6 $184.00 $311.88 $392.07
Missouri 20 $458.90 $574.20 $4,068.14
Montana 2 $432.80 $432.80 $652.00
Nebraska 12 $465.36 $530.04 $1,098.92
Nevada 1 $643.20 $643.20 $643.20
New Hampshire 1 $1,054.10 $1,054.10 $1,054.10
New Jersey 21 $178.66 $215.10 $275.47
New Mexico 2 $780.36 $780.36 $780.36
New York 23 $210.66 $210.66 $2,340.00
North Carolina 15 $527.35 $527.35 $1,948.00
North Dakota 4 $492.00 $868.00 $984.00
Ohio 65 $324.00 $780.00 $1,238.40
Oklahoma 13 $321.62 $398.20 $1,885.54
Oregon 13 $157.68 $780.75 $826.20
Pennsylvania 31 $349.20 $600.50 $1,312.80
South Carolina 11 $325.50 $455.40 $2,820.00
South Dakota 4 $910.40 $928.00 $1,072.80
Tennessee 36 $65.70 $189.09 $2,908.64
Texas 115 $255.33 $665.87 $6,364.59
Virginia 39 $65.70 $852.50 $4,358.00
Washington 31 $359.32 $628.40 $1,789.20
West Virginia 16 $276.00 $416.80 $1,670.50
Wisconsin 32 $200.07 $705.00 $1,079.10
Wyoming 4 $229.32 $622.34 $677.14

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Moreno Valley Medical Center MORENO VALLEY, CA $660.40 $161.00 – $161.00
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo, IA $665.60 $165.25 – $1,024.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110, TX $665.87 $139.34 – $832.34
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100, TX $665.87 $139.34 – $998.81
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park, TX $665.87 $139.34 – $998.81
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - TAYLOR Taylor, TX $665.87 $210.86 – $887.83
Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $665.88 $95.10 – $979.47
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora, MO $666.25 $41.00 – $233.71
Platte County Hospital Wheatland, WY $669.19 $424.32 – $857.48
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA $671.84 $39.15 – $442.57
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA $671.84 $39.15 – $403.10
UPMC East Monroeville, PA $674.40 $73.15 – $899.20
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland OH 44106|3999 Richmond Road, OH $675.75 $165.94 – $356.07
Washakie Medical Center Worland, WY $677.14 $44.64 – $90.21
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, VA $678.00 $174.56 – $179.69
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg, VA $678.00 $174.56 – $179.69
Lorain Hospital Lorain, OH $679.80 not published
CHI Health St. Francis Grand Island, NE $684.99 $183.08 – $1,091.34
Massena Hospital Massena, NY $688.12 not published
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut, OH $690.00 $264.87 – $356.07
UPMC Hamot Erie, PA $690.00 $73.15 – $270.53
University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center Geneva, OH $690.00 $264.87 – $356.07
Corewell Health Gross Pointe Grosse Pointe, MI $693.00 $104.61 – $236.04
Corewell Health Taylor Taylor, MI $693.00 $104.61 – $236.04
Corewell Health Trenton Trenton, MI $693.00 $104.61 – $236.04
Corewell Health Troy Troy, MI $693.00 $104.61 – $235.94
Corewell Health Wayne Wayne, MI $693.00 $104.61 – $236.04
Ascension St. Vincent Evansville (St. Mary's Health, Inc.) IN 47750|10388 Warrick Wellness Trail Newburgh, IN $694.20 $14.76 – $194.44
UPMC Passavant-McCandless Pittsburgh, PA $699.00 $73.15 – $291.08
UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro, PA $701.60 $51.20 – $231.35
Ascension St. Vincent Seton (St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital, Inc.) Indianapolis, IN $704.40 $14.76 – $194.44
Ascension St. Vincent Naab Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN $704.40 $14.76 – $194.44
Ascension St. Vincent Randolph (St. Vincent Randolph Hospital, Inc.) Winchester, IN $704.40 $14.76 – $194.44
Ascension St. Vincent Anderson (St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital, Inc.) Anderson, IN $704.40 $14.76 – $194.44
Ascension St. Vincent Mercy (St. Vincent Madison County Health System, Inc.) Elwood, IN $704.40 $14.76 – $194.44
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel Ambulatory Surgery Center Carmel, IN $704.40 $14.76 – $194.44
Ascension St. Vincent Fishers (St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc.) Fishers, IN $704.40 $14.76 – $194.44
Ascension St. Vincent Clay (St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.) Brazil, IN $704.40 $14.76 – $194.44
Ascension St. Vincent Jennings (St. Vincent Jennings Hospital, Inc.) Vernon, IN $704.40 $14.76 – $194.44
Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo (St. Joseph Hospital & Health Center, Inc.) Kokomo, IN $704.40 $14.76 – $194.44
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel (St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Inc.) Carmel, IN $704.40 $14.76 – $194.44
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham, TX $704.42 $144.99 – $1,056.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station, TX $704.42 $149.09 – $1,056.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple, TX $704.42 $139.34 – $1,056.64
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco, TX $704.42 $139.34 – $880.53
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple, TX $704.42 $139.34 – $1,056.64
Aurora Baycare Medical Center Green Bay, WI $705.00 not published
Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette, WI $705.00 not published
Aurora Medical Center Burlington Burlington, WI $705.00 not published
Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton, WI $705.00 not published

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