Upper GI series cost in Harrisburg, PA — inpatient
In Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for upper GI series (X-ray of esophagus, stomach and duodenum with contrast) as an inpatient: from $212.62 to $427.80, with a median of $294.86. The lowest listed price is at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center — $82.24 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $580.20 at 63 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 cities for code 74240, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center lowest Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 74240 X-RAY XM UPR GI TRC 1CNTRST Tech | $212.62 | $890.00 | $44.85–$740.75 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center lowest Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 74240 XR Water Soluble UGI With Small Bowel FT Tech | $212.62 | $890.00 | $44.85–$740.75 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center lowest Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 74240 XR Water Soluble UGI Series With KUB Tech | $212.62 | $890.00 | $44.85–$740.75 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center lowest Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 74240 XR Water Soluble UGI Series Tech | $212.62 | $890.00 | $44.85–$740.75 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center lowest Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 74240 XR Upper GI + KUB Tech | $212.62 | $890.00 | $44.85–$740.75 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center lowest Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 74240 XR Upper GI w/o KUB Tech | $212.62 | $890.00 | $44.85–$740.75 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center lowest Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 74240 XR Upper GI w/ Small Bowel Tech | $212.62 | $890.00 | $44.85–$740.75 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 74240 XR Upper GI + KUB Tech | $280.08 | $890.00 | $145.72–$732.69 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 74240 X-RAY XM UPR GI TRC 1CNTRST Tech | $280.08 | $890.00 | $145.72–$732.69 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 74240 XR Water Soluble UGI Series Tech | $280.08 | $890.00 | $145.72–$732.69 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 74240 XR Upper GI w/ Small Bowel Tech | $280.08 | $890.00 | $145.72–$732.69 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 74240 XR Upper GI w/o KUB Tech | $280.08 | $890.00 | $145.72–$732.69 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 74240 XR Water Soluble UGI Series With KUB Tech | $280.08 | $890.00 | $145.72–$732.69 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 74240 XR Water Soluble UGI With Small Bowel FT Tech | $280.08 | $890.00 | $145.72–$732.69 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 XR Upper GI - Report | $294.86 | $890.00 | $158.13–$1,000.41 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 XR Upper GI w/o KUB - Report | $294.86 | $890.00 | $158.13–$1,000.41 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 XR Upper GI w/ Small Bowel - Report | $294.86 | $890.00 | $158.13–$1,000.41 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 XR Upper GI + KUB - Report | $294.86 | $890.00 | $158.13–$1,000.41 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 XR Water Soluble UGI With Small Bowel FT - Report | $294.86 | $890.00 | $158.13–$1,000.41 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 XR Water Soluble UGI Series With KUB - Report | $294.86 | $890.00 | $158.13–$1,000.41 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 XR Water Soluble UGI Series - Report | $294.86 | $890.00 | $158.13–$1,000.41 | 67% | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC UPPER GI INCL SCOUT/DELAY WHEN PERF SNGL CONTRAST | $427.80 | $713.00 | $290.90–$606.05 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC UPPER GI INCL SCOUT/DELAY WHEN PERF SNGL CONTRAST | $427.80 | $713.00 | $463.45–$606.05 | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $212.62, median $294.86, highest $427.80 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $294.86 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 5 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.