Upper GI series cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 29 hospitals list a cash price for Upper GI series (X-ray of esophagus, stomach and duodenum with contrast): from $224.00 to $3,068.12, with a median of $603.20. The lowest listed price is at La Palma Intercommunity Hospital and 1 other hospital — $379.20 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $616.00 at 98 hospitals.
Cash prices at 29 facilities across 21 cities for code 74240, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital lowest La Palma, CA Hc Xray Upper Gi Tract | $224.00 | $1,836.54 | $103.91–$1,836.54 | 88% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center lowest Inglewood, CA XRAY EXAM UGI SNGL CONTRAST | $224.00 | $892.75 | $102.03–$892.75 | 75% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA HC XR RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY CDM | $345.60 | $720.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia, CA XR-UGI W/O AIR | $360.85 | $1,031.00 | $181.66–$1,031.00 | 65% | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| St Jude Hospital Inc Fullerton, CA HC XR RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY CDM | $371.04 | $773.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health - Fountain Valley Orange, CA UPPER GI W/SNGL CM STDY | $388.80 | $972.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health - Placentia Linda Orange, CA UPPER GI W/SNGL CM STDY | $388.80 | $972.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health - Los Alamitos Orange, CA UPPER GI W/SNGL CM STDY | $388.80 | $972.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health System - Southern California Santa Monica, CA HC XR RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY CDM | $465.15 | $1,329.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tarzana Medical Center LLC Tarzana, CA HC XR RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY CDM | $545.65 | $1,559.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles, CA RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $603.20 | $1,160.00 | $161.00–$480.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $603.20 | $1,160.00 | $161.00–$480.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $603.20 | $1,160.00 | $161.00–$480.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $603.20 | $1,160.00 | $161.00–$480.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $603.20 | $1,160.00 | $161.00–$480.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $603.20 | $1,160.00 | $161.00–$480.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $603.20 | $1,160.00 | $161.00–$480.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $603.20 | $1,160.00 | $161.00–$480.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $603.20 | $1,160.00 | $161.00–$480.00 | 48% | — source file |
| UCI Health - Lakewood Orange, CA UPPER GI W/SNGL CM STDY | $606.80 | $1,517.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA CAT Scan | $661.09 | $1,017.06 | $216.21–$2,246.04 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA HB XR UPPER GI SINGLE CONT STUDY | $661.09 | $1,017.06 | $221.67–$9,712.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA Outpatient Global Laboratory, Radiology and Diagnostic Services | $661.09 | $1,017.06 | $216.21–$2,246.04 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA Radiology Services not otherwise listed herein | $661.09 | $1,017.06 | $216.21–$2,246.04 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA PET Scan | $661.09 | $1,017.06 | $216.21–$2,246.04 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Providence Health System - Southern California San Pedro, CA HC XR RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY CDM | $675.50 | $1,930.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health System - Southern California Torrance, CA HC XR RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY CDM | $675.50 | $1,930.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA HC XR RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY CDM | $710.40 | $1,480.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health System - Southern California Mission Hills, CA HC XR RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY CDM | $840.70 | $2,402.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health System - Southern California Burbank, CA HC XR RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY CDM | $964.25 | $2,755.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Jude Hospital Inc Fullerton, CA HC XR RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY CDM | $1,113.60 | $2,320.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA X-Ray Xm Upr Gi Trc 1Cntrst | $1,169.25 | $1,169.25 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA X-Ray Xm Upr Gi Trc 1Cntrst | $1,520.50 | $1,520.50 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA HB XR UPPER GI SINGLE CONT STUDY | $3,068.12 | $4,720.18 | $221.67–$14,761.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION, GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, UPPER; WITH OR WITHOUT DELAYED FILMS, WITHOUT KUB | $3,068.12 | $4,720.18 | $216.01–$4,200.53 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA PET Scan | $3,068.12 | $4,720.18 | $216.01–$4,200.53 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $224.00, median $603.20, highest $3,068.12 — a 13.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 28 facilities here, median $603.20. 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 5 of 14 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.