Scans and imaging CPT 74240 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper GI series cost in Lake Charles, LA — inpatient

In Lake Charles, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for upper GI series (X-ray of esophagus, stomach and duodenum with contrast) as an inpatient: from $225.42 to $225.42, with a median of $225.42. Across Louisiana, the median is $243.57 at 47 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 74240, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$225.42Ochsner American Legion Hospital

Median$225.42half of hospitals charge less

Highest$225.42in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings, LA · (337) 616-7000 HC XRAY, UPPER GI TRACT, W/ SCOUT ABD RADIOGRAPH/IMG, W/SNGL CONTRAST source file	$225.42	$663.00	$908.10	66%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $225.42, median $225.42, highest $225.42.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $225.42 — 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.