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
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Joe, FL $222.00 $191.38 – $393.89
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $222.07 $78.52 – $442.70
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $223.53 $78.52 – $442.70
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER Kailua, HI $225.92 $48.23 – $1,235.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $228.68 $41.49 – $291.55
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $228.68 $41.49 – $291.55
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $229.30 $78.52 – $442.70
64-0682111 BMH DeSoto Southaven, MS $235.00 $115.44 – $456.43
26-1214372 NEA Baptist Jonesboro, AR $237.88 $30.00 – $328.08
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA $238.40 $35.33 – $148.34
UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa, IA $238.40 $35.33 – $74.47
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA $238.40 $35.33 – $173.23
Henry Ford Hospital Detroit MI 48202 | 19401 Hubbard Dr., MI $241.18 $24.07 – $383.24
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI $241.18 $24.07 – $401.97
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital: Wyandotte, MI $241.18 $24.07 – $383.24
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI $241.18 $24.07 – $404.40
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $241.46 $78.52 – $442.70
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA $242.96 $134.68 – $936.54
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma, CA $244.34 $38.56 – $442.63
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley, CA $244.34 $1.15 – $381.66
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare, CA $244.34 $34.77 – $384.89
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA $245.61 $146.35 – $936.54
62-1519754 BMH Golden Triangle Columbus, MS $246.50 $156.32 – $455.92
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville, TN $246.75 $41.49 – $326.02
Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ $249.10 $78.52 – $442.70
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix, AZ $249.39 $128.74 – $889.72
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZ $251.49 $129.45 – $454.50
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi, CA $252.45 $5.00 – $188.79
64-0362400 Anderson Regional Main Campus Meridian, MS $254.32 $161.20 – $366.37
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073, MN $257.66 $169.60 – $470.14
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $261.50 $128.74 – $818.51
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $262.08 $106.59 – $446.44
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea, KY $263.69 $150.92 – $497.77
Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital Hobbs, NM $264.60 $173.99 – $243.58
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $265.30 not published
CHI St. Vincent North Sherwood, AR $266.66 $68.10 – $401.74
CHI St. Vincent Morrilton Morrilton, AR $267.19 $68.10 – $154.35
Henry Ford Rochester Hospital Rochester, MI $267.43 $67.74 – $331.40
Arizona General Hospital Mesa Mesa, AZ $268.99 $128.74 – $889.72
39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County STARKVILLE, MS $269.12 $115.31 – $360.95
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon, WI $269.24 $63.22 – $401.74
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee, WI $269.24 $63.22 – $401.74
64-0772726 BMH North Mississippi Oxford, MS $270.25 $39.00 – $453.49
CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold, GA $273.51 $129.41 – $748.44
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson, TN $273.51 $61.75 – $646.80
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac, WI $276.65 $130.12 – $334.84
SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital Waupun, WI $276.65 $259.73 – $259.73
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon, WI $276.65 $259.73 – $259.73
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe, WI $279.95 $170.37 – $208.01
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg, WV $280.80 not published

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