Upper GI series cost in Grand Rapids, MI
In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 4 hospitals list a cash price for upper GI series (X-ray of esophagus, stomach and duodenum with contrast): from $362.00 to $402.00, with a median of $382.00. The lowest listed price is at Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital and 1 other hospital — $20.00 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $362.45 at 59 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 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 — and —.
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 Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital lowest East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Xray Upper Gi Wo Kub | $362.00 | $362.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital lowest Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Xray Upper Gi Wo Kub | $362.00 | $362.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital lowest Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Xray Upper Gi Wo Kub | $362.00 | $362.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Xray Upper Gi Wo Kub | $402.00 | $402.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Xray Upper Gi Wo Kub | $402.00 | $402.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $362.00, median $382.00, highest $402.00 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $402.00. 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.