Upper GI series cost in Kansas City, MO — inpatient
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 3 hospitals list a cash price for upper GI series (X-ray of esophagus, stomach and duodenum with contrast) as an inpatient: from $459.07 to $1,731.89, with a median of $1,731.89. The lowest listed price is at NKC Health — $1,272.82 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $562.25 at 21 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 74240, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Apr 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NKC Health lowest North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 RA Upper GI Single Contrast | $459.07 | $1,583.00 | $949.80–$1,294.89 | 71% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| NKC Health lowest North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 RA Upper GI Single Contrast w SBFT | $459.07 | $1,583.00 | $949.80–$1,294.89 | 71% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $1,731.89 | $1,731.89 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $1,731.89 | $1,731.89 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $459.07, median $1,731.89, highest $1,731.89 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $1,095.48 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 74240 ($510.00). 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.
| Mish Lenexa, KSXR Upper GI | $50.00 | file |