Upper GI series cost in Indianapolis, IN
In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 11 hospitals list a cash price for upper GI series (X-ray of esophagus, stomach and duodenum with contrast): from $342.86 to $873.00, with a median of $659.40. The lowest listed price is at Major Hospital — $316.54 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $580.26 at 54 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 8 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 Apr 7, 2026 and May 5, 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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major Hospital lowest Shelbyville, IN · (317) 392-3211 Single contrast X-ray of upper digestive tract | $342.86 | $1,106.00 | $56.64–$1,094.94 | 69% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN XR UPPER GI WO/W ESO | $659.40 | $1,099.00 | $13.09–$220.90 | 40% | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN XR UPPER GI WO/W ESO | $659.40 | $1,099.00 | $13.09–$220.90 | 40% | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN XR UPPER GI WO/W ESO | $659.40 | $1,099.00 | $13.09–$220.90 | 40% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 XR UPPER GI WO/W ESO | $659.40 | $1,099.00 | $13.09–$220.90 | 40% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 XR UPPER GI WO/W ESO | $659.40 | $1,099.00 | $13.09–$220.90 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital Indianapolis, IN XR UPPER GI WO/W ESO | $659.40 | $1,099.00 | $13.09–$220.90 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital Indianapolis, IN XR UPPER GI WO/W ESO | $659.40 | $1,099.00 | $13.09–$220.90 | 40% | — source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN XR UPPER GI WO/W ESO | $659.40 | $1,099.00 | $13.09–$220.90 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 XR UPPER GI WO/W ESO | $659.40 | $1,099.00 | $13.09–$220.90 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 XR UPPER GI WO/W ESO | $659.40 | $1,099.00 | $13.09–$220.90 | 40% | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN XR UPPER GI WO/W ESO | $659.40 | $1,099.00 | $13.09–$220.90 | 40% | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN XR UPPER GI WO/W ESO | $659.40 | $1,099.00 | $13.09–$220.90 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 XR UPPER GI WO/W ESO | $659.40 | $1,099.00 | $13.09–$220.90 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 XR UPPER GI WO/W ESO | $659.40 | $1,099.00 | $13.09–$220.90 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 XR UPPER GI WO/W ESO | $659.40 | $1,099.00 | $13.09–$220.90 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 XR UPPER GI WO/W ESO | $659.40 | $1,099.00 | $13.09–$220.90 | 40% | — source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Franklin, IN · (317) 736-3300 Single contrast X-ray of upper digestive tract | $730.40 | $913.00 | $56.64–$885.61 | 20% | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Health Noblesville, IN · (317) 773-0760 XR UPPER GI SINGLE CONTRAST | $873.00 | $1,455.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $342.86, median $659.40, highest $873.00 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $659.40. 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 2 of 10 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.