Upper GI series cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 26 hospitals list a cash price for upper GI series (X-ray of esophagus, stomach and duodenum with contrast): from $61.04 to $1,356.75, with a median of $286.98. The lowest listed price is at Henry Ford Health — $225.94 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $362.45 at 59 hospitals.
Cash prices at 26 facilities across 20 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 Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 2, 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Health lowest Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 XR GASTROGRAFIN UPPER GI | $61.04 | $109.00 | $52.96–$91.44 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health lowest Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 UPPER GI W/O KUB | $61.04 | $109.00 | $52.96–$91.44 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 UPPER GI W/KUB | $64.96 | $116.00 | $52.96–$91.44 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 XR GASTROGRAFIN UPPER GI | $77.84 | $139.00 | $52.96–$91.44 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Madison Heights, MI UGI W/O KUB | $77.84 | $139.00 | $52.96 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 UPPER GI W/O KUB | $160.72 | $287.00 | $52.96–$145.30 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 UPPER GI W/O KUB | $160.72 | $287.00 | $52.96–$145.30 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 ESOPH/UPPERGI + KUB | $168.00 | $300.00 | $52.96–$145.30 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 ESOPH/UPPERGI + KUB | $168.00 | $300.00 | $52.96–$145.30 | 44% | — source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 XR Upper GI with Small Bowel | $212.25 | $424.50 | $97.38–$304.84 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 XR Upper GI | $212.25 | $424.50 | $97.38–$304.84 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 X-RAY UPPER GI DELAY W/O KUB | $215.84 | $431.68 | $97.38–$304.84 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Madison Heights, MI UGI W/SMALL BOWEL W/SRL FILMS | $218.96 | $391.00 | $52.96–$145.30 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Madison Heights, MI UGI W/SMALL BOWEL W/SRL FILMS | $218.96 | $391.00 | $52.96–$145.30 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB X-RAY UP GI TRACT INCL SCOUT ABD & DELAY IMG; SGL CONTRAST | $241.18 | $572.00 | $55.39–$321.58 | 58% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB X-RAY UP GI TRACT INCL SCOUT ABD & DELAY IMG; SGL CONTRAST | $241.18 | $572.00 | $93.72–$340.80 | 58% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MI HB X-RAY UP GI TRACT INCL SCOUT ABD & DELAY IMG; SGL CONTRAST | $241.18 | $572.00 | $55.39–$321.58 | 58% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 HB X-RAY UP GI TRACT INCL SCOUT ABD & DELAY IMG; SGL CONTRAST | $241.18 | $572.00 | $55.39–$321.58 | 58% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 XR Upper GI with Small Bowel | $263.75 | $527.50 | $97.38–$543.31 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 XR Upper GI | $263.75 | $527.50 | $97.38–$543.31 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Rochester, MI · (248) 652-5000 DX UGI TRACT W/WO KUB SNGL CONT | $267.43 | $569.00 | $67.74–$145.38 | 53% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 GASTROGRAPHIN UGI W/O KUB | $274.96 | $491.00 | $52.96–$242.30 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 GASTROGRAPHIN UGI W/O KUB | $274.96 | $491.00 | $52.96–$242.30 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI GASTROGRAPHIN UGI W/O KUB | $274.96 | $491.00 | $52.96–$242.30 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 UPPER GI W/O KUB | $274.96 | $491.00 | $52.96–$242.30 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 UPPER GI W/O KUB | $274.96 | $491.00 | $52.96–$242.30 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI GASTROGRAPHIN UGI W/O KUB | $274.96 | $491.00 | $52.96–$242.30 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI UPPER GI W/O KUB | $274.96 | $491.00 | $52.96–$242.30 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI UPPER GI W/O KUB | $274.96 | $491.00 | $52.96–$242.30 | 44% | — source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 UPPER GI W/O KUB | $299.00 | $598.00 | $97.38–$448.50 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 74240 RADIO GI TRACT STDY | $299.00 | $598.00 | $97.38–$448.50 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 UPPER GI W/SMALL BOWEL | $333.20 | $595.00 | $52.96–$242.30 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI UPPER GI W/SMALL BOWEL | $333.20 | $595.00 | $52.96–$242.30 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI UPPER GI W/SMALL BOWEL | $333.20 | $595.00 | $52.96–$242.30 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 UPPER GI W/SMALL BOWEL | $333.20 | $595.00 | $52.96–$242.30 | 44% | — source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 XR Upper GI with Small Bowel | $361.70 | $723.40 | $97.38–$341.96 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 XR Upper GI | $361.70 | $723.40 | $97.38–$341.96 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Madison Heights, MI UGI W/KUB | $370.72 | $662.00 | $52.96–$145.30 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 ESOPH/UPPERGI + KUB | $370.72 | $662.00 | $52.96–$145.30 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 ESOPH/UPPERGI + KUB | $370.72 | $662.00 | $52.96–$145.30 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Madison Heights, MI UGI W/KUB | $370.72 | $662.00 | $52.96–$145.30 | 44% | — source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 XR Upper GI | $408.65 | $817.30 | $97.38–$478.30 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 XR Upper GI with Small Bowel | $408.65 | $817.30 | $97.38–$478.30 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc Xray Upper Gi Wo Kub | $629.00 | $629.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Xray Upper Gi Wo Kub | $629.00 | $629.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Xray Upper Gi Wo Kub | $629.00 | $629.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 Hc Xray Upper Gi Wo Kub | $629.00 | $629.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 Hc Xray Upper Gi Wo Kub | $629.00 | $629.00 | — | — | — source file |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 UPPER GI W/SNGL CM STDY | $663.75 | $885.00 | — | 25% | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 966-3300 UPPER GI W/SNGL CM STDY | $817.50 | $1,090.00 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 UPPER GI W/SNGL CM STDY | $1,084.50 | $1,446.00 | $1.00–$241.97 | 25% | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 UPPER GI W/SNGL CM STDY | $1,084.50 | $1,446.00 | $1.00–$241.97 | 25% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Commerce Charter Twp, MI · (248) 937-3370 UPPER GI W/SNGL CM STDY | $1,198.50 | $1,598.00 | $1.00–$241.97 | 25% | May 20, 2026 source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 UPPER GI W/SNGL CM STDY | $1,356.75 | $1,809.00 | — | 25% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $61.04, median $286.98, highest $1,356.75 — a 22.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $629.00. 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 10 of 18 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.
8 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 74240 ($506.35). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MIXR Upper GI - Report | $39.80 | file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MIXR Upper GI with Small Bowel - Report | $39.80 | file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MIXR Upper GI with Small Bowel - Report | $39.80 | file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MIXR Upper GI - Report | $39.80 | file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MIXR Upper GI - Report | $39.80 | file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MIXR Upper GI with Small Bowel - Report | $39.80 | file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MIXR Upper GI - Report | $39.80 | file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MIXR Upper GI with Small Bowel - Report | $39.80 | file |