Upper GI series cost in Columbia, SC
In Columbia, SC, 3 hospitals list a cash price for upper GI series (X-ray of esophagus, stomach and duodenum with contrast): from $325.50 to $574.50, with a median of $325.50. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast and 1 other hospital. Across South Carolina, the median is $581.40 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 Columbia, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast lowest Columbia, SC HB XRAY UGI W/WO FILMS W/O KUB | $325.50 | $651.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast lowest Columbia, SC HB XRAY UGI W/KUB | $325.50 | $651.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown lowest Columbia, SC · (803) 256-5300 HB XRAY UGI W/WO FILMS W/O KUB | $325.50 | $651.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown lowest Columbia, SC · (803) 256-5300 HB XRAY UGI W/KUB | $325.50 | $651.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC · (803) 432-4311 HB XRAY UGI W/WO FILMS W/O KUB | $574.50 | $1,149.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC · (803) 432-4311 HB XRAY UGI W/KUB | $574.50 | $1,149.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $325.50, median $325.50, highest $574.50 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $325.50. 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.