Upper GI series cost in Houma, LA — inpatient
In Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for upper GI series (X-ray of esophagus, stomach and duodenum with contrast) as an inpatient: from $113.74 to $271.48, with a median of $192.61. The lowest listed price is at Leonard J Chabert Medical Center — $78.87 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $243.57 at 47 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center lowest Houma, LA · (985) 873-2200 HC XRAY, UPPER GI TRACT, W/ SCOUT ABD RADIOGRAPH/IMG, W/SNGL CONTRAST | $113.74 | $242.00 | — | 53% | — source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland, LA · (985) 537-6841 HC XRAY, UPPER GI TRACT, W/ SCOUT ABD RADIOGRAPH/IMG, W/SNGL CONTRAST | $271.48 | $617.00 | — | 56% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $113.74, median $192.61, highest $271.48 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $192.61 — 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.