Upper GI series cost in Charleston, SC
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for upper GI series (X-ray of esophagus, stomach and duodenum with contrast): from $577.00 to $1,205.75, with a median of $1,205.75. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center — $628.75 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $581.40 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities 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.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB XRAY UGI W/WO FILMS W/O KUB | $577.00 | $1,154.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB XRAY UGI W/KUB | $586.50 | $1,173.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC HC Rad Exam Upr GI Tract Single Contrast Study | $1,205.75 | $1,855.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC Rad Exam Upr GI Tract Single Contrast Study | $1,205.75 | $1,855.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC Rad Exam Upr GI Tract Single Contrast Study | $1,205.75 | $1,855.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC Rad Exam Upr GI Tract Single Contrast Study | $1,205.75 | $1,855.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $577.00, median $1,205.75, highest $1,205.75 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,205.75. 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.