Upper GI series cost in Lancaster, PA — inpatient
In Lancaster, PA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for upper GI series (X-ray of esophagus, stomach and duodenum with contrast) as an inpatient: from $258.01 to $811.20, with a median of $427.80. The lowest listed price is at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center — $169.79 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $580.20 at 63 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 — 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 Lancaster, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA 74240 XR Upper GI + KUB Tech | $258.01 | $890.00 | $146.29–$752.19 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA 74240 X-RAY XM UPR GI TRC 1CNTRST Tech | $258.01 | $890.00 | $146.29–$752.19 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA 74240 XR Water Soluble UGI With Small Bowel FT Tech | $258.01 | $890.00 | $146.29–$752.19 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA 74240 XR Water Soluble UGI Series With KUB Tech | $258.01 | $890.00 | $146.29–$752.19 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA 74240 XR Water Soluble UGI Series Tech | $258.01 | $890.00 | $146.29–$752.19 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA 74240 XR Upper GI w/o KUB Tech | $258.01 | $890.00 | $146.29–$752.19 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA 74240 XR Upper GI w/ Small Bowel Tech | $258.01 | $890.00 | $146.29–$752.19 | 71% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA HC UPPER GI INCL SCOUT/DELAY WHEN PERF SNGL CONTRAST | $427.80 | $713.00 | $264.52–$606.05 | 40% | — source file |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA Single Contrast X-Ray of Upper Digestive Tract | $811.20 | $1,014.00 | $647.13–$811.20 | 20% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $258.01, median $427.80, highest $811.20 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $427.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 3 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.