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
Banner Churchill Community Hospital Fallon, NV $643.20 $312.00 – $1,152.00
MultiCare Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA $643.60 $90.14 – $907.48
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance Fort Worth, TX $643.95 $139.34 – $153.27
Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital Arlington, TX $643.95 $139.34 – $153.27
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen Allen, TX $643.95 $139.34 – $150.49
Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano Plano, TX $643.95 $139.34 – $150.49
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle Azle, TX $643.95 $139.34 – $153.27
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton Denton, TX $643.95 $139.34 – $153.27
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound Flower Mound, TX $643.95 $139.34 – $153.27
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas, TX $643.95 $139.34 – $150.49
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco, TX $643.95 $139.34 – $150.49
Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington Arlington, TX $643.95 $139.34 – $153.27
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman Kaufman, TX $643.95 $139.34 – $150.49
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford Bedford, TX $643.95 $139.34 – $153.27
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano, TX $643.95 $139.34 – $150.49
Texas Health Hospital Rockwall Rockwall, TX $643.95 $139.34 – $150.49
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake Southlake, TX $643.95 $139.34 – $153.27
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX $643.95 $139.34 – $153.27
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX $643.95 $139.34 – $153.27
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville Stephenville, TX $643.95 $220.58 – $238.23
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne Cleburne, TX $643.95 $139.34 – $153.27
RIDEOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Marysville, CA $645.04 $32.36 – $3,115.20
Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson, MT $652.00 $588.44 – $588.44
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison, WI $652.85 $127.78 – $748.37
Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WV $653.50 $31.66 – $293.00
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas, TX $657.77 $139.34 – $822.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco, TX $657.77 $139.34 – $822.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth, TX $657.77 $139.34 – $822.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - GRAPEVINE Grapevine, TX $657.77 $139.34 – $822.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving, TX $657.77 $139.34 – $822.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - LAKE POINTE Rowlett, TX $657.77 $139.34 – $822.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney, TX $657.77 $139.34 – $822.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco, TX $657.77 $139.34 – $822.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PLANO Plano, TX $657.77 $139.34 – $822.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - DENTON Denton, TX $657.77 $139.34 – $822.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney, TX $657.77 $139.34 – $822.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - WAXAHACHIE Waxahachie, TX $657.77 $139.34 – $822.22
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE HEART AND VASCULAR HOSPITAL - WAXAHACHIE Waxahachie, TX $657.77 $139.34 – $822.22
Orange County Anaheim Medical Center Anaheim, CA $660.40 $161.00 – $161.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK, CA $660.40 $161.00 – $161.00
Downey Medical Center Downey, CA $660.40 $161.00 – $161.00
San Bernardino - Fontana Medical Center FONTANA, CA $660.40 $161.00 – $161.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE, CA $660.40 $161.00 – $161.00
South Bay Medical Center HARBOR CITY, CA $660.40 $161.00 – $161.00
San Marcos Medical Center SAN MARCOS, CA $660.40 $161.00 – $161.00
West Los Angeles Medical Center LOS ANGELES, CA $660.40 $161.00 – $161.00
Woodland Hills Medical Center WOODLAND HILLS, CA $660.40 $161.00 – $161.00
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY, CA $660.40 $161.00 – $161.00
San Diego Clairemont Mesa Medical Center SAN DIEGO, CA $660.40 $161.00 – $161.00
Los Angeles Sunset Medical Center LOS ANGELES, CA $660.40 $161.00 – $161.00

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