Scans and imaging CPT 74240 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper GI series cost in Lewiston, ME — inpatient

In Lewiston-Auburn, ME, 1 hospital lists a cash price for upper GI series (X-ray of esophagus, stomach and duodenum with contrast) as an inpatient: from $472.72 to $472.72, with a median of $472.72. Across Maine, the median is $791.88 at 14 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 74240, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$472.72St Mary's Regional Medical Center
Median$472.72half pay less
Highest$472.72in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston, ME · (207) 777-8100 HC RAD EXAM UPR GI TRACT SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY $472.72 $1,244.00 — 62% —
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Inpatient: lowest $472.72, median $472.72, highest $472.72.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $322.86 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.