Upper GI series cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 18 hospitals list a cash price for upper GI series (X-ray of esophagus, stomach and duodenum with contrast): from $165.00 to $4,791.41, with a median of $1,084.12. The lowest listed price is at Saint John Hospital and 1 other hospital — $919.12 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $579.15 at 56 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,084.12, is 95% above the US median of $555.04.
- That is 6.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($179.20).
- Kansas City, MO ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Missouri by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 18 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 13 cities for code 74240, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Sep 1, 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint John Hospital lowest Leavenworth, KS · (913) 680-6000 Hc Xray Upper Gi Tract File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $165.00 | $1,998.84 | $101.17–$1,599.07 | 92% |
| Providence Medical Center lowest Kansas City, KS · (913) 596-4000 Hc Xray Upper Gi Tract File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $165.00 | $1,998.84 | $101.17–$1,846.93 | 92% |
| St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 942-4400 Hc Xray Upper Gi Tract File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $174.00 | $1,761.20 | $101.17–$1,761.20 | 90% |
| Liberty Hospital Liberty, MO · (816) 781-7200 X-RAY XM UPR GI TRC 1CNTR File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $386.00 | $1,385.00 | $386.42–$1,130.16 | 72% |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 RA Upper GI Single Contrast+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $459.07 | $1,583.00 | $54.72–$1,294.89 | 71% |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 DX UPPER GI SCS File of Apr 20, 2026 · source file | $651.97 | $931.38 | $175.68–$791.67 | 30% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 XR UPPER GI FAC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $730.08 | $1,521.00 | $106.23–$1,368.90 | 52% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 XR UPPER GI FAC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $730.08 | $1,521.00 | $106.23–$1,368.90 | 52% |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center Lexington, MO · (660) 259-2203 Radiologic examination, upper gastrointestinal tract, including scout abdominal radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $888.64 | $888.64 | $165.29–$888.64 | — |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville, MO · (816) 380-5888 Xray Upper GI File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $1,279.60 | $1,828.00 | $237.64–$1,771.33 | 30% |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,731.89 | $1,731.89 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,731.89 | $1,731.89 | — | — |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center Lee's Summit, MO · (816) 282-5000 Radiologic examination, upper gastrointestinal tract, including scout abdominal radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,607.80 | $2,607.80 | $216.87–$2,216.63 | — |
| Overland Park Regional Medical Center Olathe, KS · (913) 541-5000 XR UGI SNGL CONTRAST File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,472.17 | $3,472.17 | $451.38–$2,604.13 | — |
| Menorah Medical Center Overland Park, KS · (913) 498-6000 Radiologic examination, upper gastrointestinal tract, including scout abdominal radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,540.37 | $3,540.37 | $216.87–$2,832.30 | — |
| Belton Regional Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 348-1200 Radiologic examination, upper gastrointestinal tract, including scout abdominal radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4,590.63 | $4,590.63 | $216.87–$4,131.57 | — |
| Research Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 276-4000 XR UGI SNGL CONTRAST File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4,708.28 | $4,708.28 | $612.08–$4,708.28 | — |
| Centerpoint Medical Center Independence, MO · (816) 698-7000 XR UGI SNGL CONTRAST File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4,791.41 | $4,791.41 | $622.88–$4,312.27 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $165.00, median $1,084.12, highest $4,791.41 — a 29.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $730.08. 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 9 of 16 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 upper GI series is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Upper GI series explained.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 74240 ($609.11). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Mish Lenexa, KSXR Upper GI | $50.00 | file |