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
The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY $414.21 $155.77 – $155.77
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital HIGHLAND, IL $416.16 $238.71 – $578.00
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg, WV $418.50 $28.57 – $295.42
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck, ND $421.60 $122.50 – $474.30
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle, WA $424.80 $203.11 – $829.10
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle, WA $424.80 $203.11 – $856.43
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA $424.80 $203.68 – $856.43
Thomas Hospitals South Charleston, WV $425.00 $28.57 – $847.35
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge, IA $425.53 $35.33 – $452.12
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg, PA $427.80 $51.09 – $606.05
UPMC Hanover Hanover, PA $427.80 $51.09 – $272.10
UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA $427.80 $51.09 – $273.57
UPMC Memorial York, PA $427.80 $51.09 – $432.60
UPMC Somerset Somerset, PA $427.80 $44.85 – $216.50
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA $427.80 $51.09 – $606.05
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA $428.00 $167.33 – $564.10
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA $428.00 $167.33 – $564.10
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709, VA $428.00 $167.33 – $564.10
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA $428.00 $167.33 – $564.10
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA $428.00 $167.33 – $564.10
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell, IA $432.09 $35.33 – $217.66
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque, IA $433.55 $157.36 – $667.00
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY $437.86 $182.05 – $939.12
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA $438.17 $102.03 – $999.00
United Hospital Center Bridgeport, WV $438.50 $28.57 – $316.44
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg, WV $438.50 $28.57 – $293.00
Parkview Montpelier Hospital Montpelier, OH $440.00 not published
Parkview Bryan Hospital Bryan, OH $440.00 $174.50 – $523.50
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque, IA $440.12 $35.33 – $440.11
OSF Healthcare Divine Mercy Continuing Care Hospital Peoria, IL $441.00 not published
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $441.60 $128.74 – $913.24
East Morgan County Hospital Brush, CO $442.22 $35.40 – $81.48
West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown, WV $442.50 $28.57 – $715.25
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine, KY $443.40 not published
Wamego Health Center (Wamego Hospital Association) Wamego, KS $445.20 $31.46 – $589.64
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena, TX $446.42 $116.81 – $956.61
Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia, VA $447.30 not published
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY $447.60 $81.25 – $671.40
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City, IA $447.85 $169.72 – $689.00
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits, CA $451.80 $5.00 – $154.42
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $456.45 $3.67 – $465.69
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, VA $458.50 $174.56 – $179.69
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg, VA $458.50 $174.56 – $179.69
HSHS Holy Family Hospital GREENVILLE, IL $458.64 $107.70 – $469.91
64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus Meridian, MS $462.40 $160.16 – $356.78
Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY $462.54 $30.30 – $83.87
Providence Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA $465.15 $195.63 – $864.05
Community Hospital Torrington, WY $468.86 $293.04 – $646.02
San Martin Hospital Las Vegas, NV $477.04 $90.05 – $1,605.63
Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CA $477.31 $146.35 – $1,742.00

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