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

Upper gastrointestinal series with scout abdominal radiographs and delayed images, single-contrast study · CPT 74240

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Upper GI Barium X-ray (barium only)

An upper GI series is a live x-ray of swallowing and of the stomach emptying. You drink a chalky barium liquid while a radiologist watches it move on a fluoroscopy screen, and still images are captured as it goes. It shows the shape of the esophagus, stomach and the first bend of the small intestine, and how they move.

$64.96

lowest cash price

$607.20

national median

$6,140.62

highest cash price

903

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $64.96–$6,140.62 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$64.96

Henry Ford St John Hospital — Detroit, MI

Most expensive published cash price

$6,140.62

HCA FLORIDA ST. PETERSBURG HOSPITAL — NORTH, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($1,004.15) → Sep 1, 2026 ($1,778.35)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 3 $747.18 $1,194.96 $1,254.24
Arizona 23 $115.14 $174.53 $882.98
Arkansas 7 $176.25 $267.19 $635.00
California 89 $147.20 $603.20 $1,581.09
Colorado 17 $127.42 $1,887.98 $5,525.85
Florida 71 $222.00 $1,234.65 $6,140.62
Georgia 25 $273.51 $491.01 $3,072.19
Hawaii 2 $225.92 $225.92 $509.25
Illinois 51 $175.00 $804.96 $1,399.68
Indiana 26 $400.12 $659.40 $2,474.78
Iowa 27 $238.40 $433.55 $1,093.95
Kansas 11 $445.20 $1,731.89 $3,540.37
Kentucky 21 $158.08 $1,149.00 $2,474.78
Louisiana 2 $365.04 $365.04 $365.04
Maine 7 $644.60 $1,033.85 $1,503.55
Maryland 2 $393.00 $393.00 $393.00
Michigan 27 $64.96 $514.00 $1,440.80
Minnesota 19 $207.98 $208.99 $924.00
Mississippi 8 $235.00 $269.12 $462.40
Missouri 20 $384.80 $579.15 $2,607.80
Montana 2 $519.20 $519.20 $602.40
Nebraska 12 $325.08 $478.19 $1,034.18
Nevada 4 $477.04 $528.23 $665.53
New Hampshire 1 $1,122.85 $1,122.85 $1,122.85
New Jersey 22 $156.60 $205.16 $340.50
New Mexico 2 $264.60 $264.60 $264.60
New York 22 $210.66 $210.66 $1,960.00
North Carolina 15 $497.93 $497.93 $880.43
North Dakota 4 $421.60 $808.80 $893.60
Ohio 68 $337.20 $709.50 $1,260.00
Oklahoma 15 $120.00 $367.95 $1,851.88
Oregon 13 $142.56 $631.50 $826.20
Pennsylvania 31 $321.00 $600.50 $1,312.80
South Carolina 11 $325.50 $586.50 $3,197.00
South Dakota 3 $846.40 $955.20 $1,040.00
Tennessee 36 $69.30 $167.64 $3,164.70
Texas 115 $262.08 $643.95 $5,350.98
Virginia 41 $69.30 $852.50 $3,840.00
Washington 31 $265.30 $616.00 $1,618.40
West Virginia 16 $280.80 $381.00 $1,149.00
Wisconsin 31 $191.52 $528.55 $1,079.10
Wyoming 4 $200.76 $468.86 $510.16

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester, KY $605.19 $164.58 – $164.58
OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center Alton, IL $607.20 $187.96 – $191.72
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, KY $611.47 $223.16 – $1,181.18
Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet Watervliet, MI $612.00 $176.66 – $264.99
Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph St Joseph, MI $612.00 $174.77 – $262.16
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $612.30 $30.00 – $410.00
Central Medical Center Seattle, WA $616.00 $179.00 – $179.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City, CA $616.00 $238.00 – $238.00
Oakland Medical Center Oakland, CA $616.00 $238.00 – $238.00
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO, CA $616.00 $238.00 – $238.00
San Leandro Medical Center SAN LEANDRO, CA $616.00 $238.00 – $238.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA, CA $616.00 $238.00 – $238.00
San Rafael Medical Center SAN RAFAEL, CA $616.00 $238.00 – $238.00
Santa Rosa Medical Center SANTA ROSA, CA $616.00 $238.00 – $238.00
South San Francisco Medical Center SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA $616.00 $238.00 – $238.00
South Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO, CA $616.00 $238.00 – $238.00
Vacaville Medical Center VACAVILLE, CA $616.00 $238.00 – $238.00
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK, CA $616.00 $238.00 – $238.00
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO, CA $616.00 $238.00 – $238.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH, CA $616.00 $238.00 – $238.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT, CA $616.00 $238.00 – $238.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO, CA $616.00 $238.00 – $238.00
Roseville Medical Center ROSEVILLE, CA $616.00 $238.00 – $238.00
San Jose Medical Center SAN JOSE, CA $616.00 $238.00 – $238.00
San Francisco Medical Center SAN FRANCISCO, CA $616.00 $238.00 – $238.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria, CA $618.46 $146.35 – $1,173.06
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110, TX $622.09 $122.96 – $777.62
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100, TX $622.09 $122.96 – $933.14
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park, TX $622.09 $122.96 – $933.14
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - TAYLOR Taylor, TX $622.09 $197.00 – $829.46
Weirton Medical Center Weirton, WV $625.00 $28.57 – $852.12
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis, MO $626.45 $76.69 – $321.39
Corewell Health Gross Pointe Grosse Pointe, MI $629.00 $91.20 – $236.04
Corewell Health Taylor Taylor, MI $629.00 $104.61 – $236.04
Corewell Health Trenton Trenton, MI $629.00 $104.61 – $236.04
Corewell Health Troy Troy, MI $629.00 $90.76 – $235.94
Corewell Health Wayne Wayne, MI $629.00 $104.61 – $236.04
Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR $631.50 $94.92 – $356.78
Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR $631.50 $84.16 – $735.08
Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR $631.50 $84.16 – $735.08
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR $631.50 $84.16 – $735.08
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR $631.50 $84.16 – $735.08
CHI Health Plainview Plainview, NE $632.52 $306.83 – $681.17
Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Hood River, OR $633.00 not published
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA $634.60 $136.73 – $1,559.00
CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs, AR $635.00 $68.10 – $508.00
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark, MO $635.05 $30.00 – $569.01
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $637.44 $444.60 – $1,571.85
St. Anne Hospital Burien, WA $639.97 $472.07 – $1,886.22
CHI Health Schuyler Schuyler, NE $640.05 $107.75 – $569.50

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