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

906

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 ($1,811.98)

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 23 $210.66 $336.54 $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 33 $321.00 $674.40 $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
Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick, ME $1,503.55 $36.55 – $1,061.51
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa, FL $1,516.80 $183.17 – $429.66
Adventhealth Riverview Riverview, FL $1,516.80 $354.15 – $354.15
Adventhealth Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL $1,516.80 $183.17 – $429.66
Adventhealth Zephyrhills Zephyrhills, FL $1,516.80 $183.17 – $530.75
Adventhealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL $1,516.80 $183.17 – $429.66
Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA $1,518.00 $124.94 – $455.55
Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA $1,518.00 $124.94 – $455.55
Emory Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Decatur, GA $1,518.00 $159.05 – $159.05
Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA $1,518.00 $124.94 – $455.55
Emory Rehabilitation Hospital Atlanta, GA $1,518.00 $124.94 – $455.55
Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital Atlanta, GA $1,518.00 $124.94 – $455.55
Emory University Hospital Ne, GA $1,518.00 $124.94 – $455.55
Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA $1,518.00 $124.94 – $455.55
St Mary's Hospital Richmond, VA $1,529.40 not published
St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA $1,529.40 not published
Memorial Regional Hospital Mechanicsville, VA $1,529.40 not published
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte, FL $1,530.38 $183.17 – $334.46
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau, MO $1,540.50 $115.95 – $1,127.17
HCA FLORIDA NORTHWEST HOSPITAL MARGATE, FL $1,563.00 $303.54 – $2,279.48
HCA FLORIDA CITRUS HOSPITAL Inverness, FL $1,564.77 $401.74 – $1,958.61
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma, CA $1,572.33 $236.37 – $342.33
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas, CA $1,581.09 $146.35 – $776.16
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla, WA $1,618.40 $162.81 – $361.60
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC $1,628.50 $105.50 – $187.49
NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, NY $1,668.00 $75.00 – $431.93
Adventhealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS $1,731.89 $134.24 – $481.58
Adventhealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS $1,731.89 $134.24 – $481.58
Adventhealth Ottawa Ottawa, KS $1,731.89 $134.24 – $321.39
HCA HealthONE PRESBYTERIAN ST. LUKE'S REHABILITATION, A PART OF SPALDING REHABILITATION Denver, CO $1,778.35 $282.72 – $401.74
MEDICAL CITY FRISCO HOSPITAL Frisco, TX $1,811.98 $122.96 – $348.78
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Midwest Midwest City, OK $1,851.88 $122.15 – $361.01
AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO $1,887.98 $152.43 – $342.30
AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO $1,887.98 $152.43 – $342.30
AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO $1,887.98 $152.43 – $342.30
AdventHealth Avista Louisville, CO $1,887.98 $152.43 – $346.10
AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO $1,887.98 $152.43 – $342.30
HCA HealthONE Rocky Mountain Children's at Presbyterian St. Luke's Denver, CO $1,892.75 $91.46 – $536.07
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital Cortlandt Manor, NY $1,960.00 $147.96 – $377.30
MEDICAL CITY WEATHERFORD HOSPITAL Weatherford, TX $1,998.83 $122.96 – $335.48
Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield, TX $2,019.70 $176.20 – $352.40
Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South Burleson, TX $2,019.70 $176.49 – $352.98
HCA FLORIDA BAYONET POINT HOSPITAL HUDSON, FL $2,043.83 $401.74 – $2,104.89
MEDICAL CITY ALLIANCE HOSPITAL SAGINAW, TX $2,078.68 $122.96 – $335.48
AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL $2,079.00 $183.17 – $485.39
MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL Dallas, TX $2,121.39 $121.12 – $335.48
SPOTSYLVANIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Fredericksburg, VA $2,134.08 $97.69 – $518.99
MEDICAL CITY ARGYLE HOSPITAL Argyle, TX $2,154.17 $121.12 – $335.48
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG, VA $2,235.00 $160.60 – $401.74
HENDERSONVILLE MEDICAL CENTER HENDERSONVILLE, TN $2,246.25 $65.14 – $341.20

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