Scans and imaging CPT 74240 Outpatient

Upper GI series cost in Boulder, CO

In Boulder, CO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for upper GI series (X-ray of esophagus, stomach and duodenum with contrast): from $301.22 to $301.22, with a median of $301.22. Across Colorado, the median is $301.22 at 13 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 74240, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$301.22AdventHealth Avista
Median$301.22half pay less
Highest$301.22in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
AdventHealth Avista Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY $301.22 $301.22 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $301.22, median $301.22, highest $301.22.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $301.22. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.