Scans and imaging CPT 74240 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper GI series cost in Alexandria, MN — inpatient

In Alexandria, MN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for upper GI series (X-ray of esophagus, stomach and duodenum with contrast) as an inpatient: from $540.56 to $540.56, with a median of $540.56. Across Minnesota, the median is $340.77 at 51 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 74240, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$540.56Alomere Health
Median$540.56half pay less
Highest$540.56in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Alexandria, MN.

median
Lowest $540.56Highest $540.56

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Alomere Health lowest Alexandria, MN · (320) 762-1511 XR UPPER GI AND ESOPHAGRAM $540.56 $932.00 — 42% Apr 1, 2026
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Alomere Health lowest Alexandria, MN · (320) 762-1511 XR UPPER GI $540.56 $932.00 — 42% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $540.56, median $540.56, highest $540.56.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $540.56 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

An upper GI series is an X-ray of the esophagus, stomach and first part of the small intestine after drinking barium.

What the price covers

The price usually covers the study and the barium. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately.