Scans and imaging CPT 74240 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper GI series cost in Grand Junction, CO — inpatient

In Grand Junction, CO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for upper GI series (X-ray of esophagus, stomach and duodenum with contrast) as an inpatient: from $175.70 to $175.70, with a median of $175.70. Across Colorado, the median is $955.50 at 30 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 74240, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$175.70Family Health West Hospital
Median$175.70half pay less
Highest$175.70in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Grand Junction, CO.

median
Lowest $175.70Highest $511.70

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Family Health West Hospital lowest Fruita, CO · (970) 858-9871 CAH RADIOLOGIC EXAM UCAH GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY $175.70 $251.00 — 30% —
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Family Health West Hospital Fruita, CO · (970) 858-9871 HC DI X-RAY UPPER GI DELAY W/KUB $511.70 $731.00 — 30% —
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Inpatient: lowest $175.70, median $175.70, highest $175.70.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $175.70 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.