Upper GI series cost in Corning, NY
In Corning, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for upper GI series (X-ray of esophagus, stomach and duodenum with contrast): from $106.80 to $815.36, with a median of $133.57. The lowest listed price is at Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital — $26.77 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $336.54 at 61 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 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 Mar 27, 2026 and Mar 27, 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 Corning, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital lowest Bath, NY · (607) 776-8500 HC X-Ray Upper GI Delay W/O Kub - Fl Upper GI Without Kub | $106.80 | $533.99 | $223.58–$533.99 | 80% | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St. James Hospital Hornell, NY · (607) 324-8000 CHG RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $133.57 | $224.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| St. James Hospital Hornell, NY · (607) 324-8000 HB Radex GI Tract Upper W/WO Delayed Films W/O Kub | $338.00 | — | — | — | — source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning, NY · (607) 937-7200 Gastroduodenal X Ray | $815.36 | $1,019.20 | $76.06–$101.69 | 20% | — source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning, NY · (607) 937-7200 Gastroduodenal X Ray | $815.36 | $1,019.20 | $53.03–$1,019.20 | 20% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $106.80, median $133.57, highest $815.36 — a 7.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $474.47. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.