Upper GI series cost in Nashville, TN
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 17 hospitals list a cash price for upper GI series (X-ray of esophagus, stomach and duodenum with contrast): from $181.30 to $3,164.70, with a median of $938.82. The lowest listed price is at Sumner Regional Medical Center — $757.52 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $258.72 at 79 hospitals.
- The median here, $938.82, is 69% above the US median of $555.04.
- That is 5.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($179.20).
- Nashville, TN ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Tennessee by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 17 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 15 cities for code 74240, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 31, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Oct 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumner Regional Medical Center lowest Gallatin, TN · (615) 328-8888 Radiologic examination, upper gastrointestinal tract, including scout abdominal radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $181.30 | $778.11 | $401.74 | 77% |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 XR UGI SERIES+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $217.79 | $725.95 | $41.49–$291.55 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 XR UGI SERIES+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $217.79 | $725.95 | $41.49–$291.55 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville, TN X-RAY XM UPR GI TRC 1CNTRST File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $219.31 | — | $99.27–$584.01 | — |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 XR UGI SERIES+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $228.68 | $762.25 | $41.49–$291.55 | 70% |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC XR UGI W/O KUB File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $316.68 | $1,092.00 | — | 71% |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 UGI W/SM INT W/SERIAL FILMS+1 more line at this price File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $568.68 | $1,008.60 | $406.47–$958.17 | 44% |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage, TN · (615) 735-9815 Radiologic examination, upper gastrointestinal tract, including scout abdominal radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $603.66 | $1,851.71 | $213.35 | 67% |
| Trousdale Medical Center Hartsville, TN · (615) 374-2221 Radiologic examination, upper gastrointestinal tract, including scout abdominal radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $938.82 | $1,851.71 | $150.89 | 49% |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield, TN · (615) 384-2411 XR UGI SNGL CONTRAST+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,143.57 | $1,143.57 | $80.05–$937.73 | — |
| Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center Smyrna, TN · (615) 768-2000 Radiologic examination, upper gastrointestinal tract, including scout abdominal radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,246.51 | $1,246.51 | $229.48–$1,146.79 | — |
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville, TN · (615) 338-1000 Radiologic examination, upper gastrointestinal tract, including scout abdominal radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,246.25 | $2,246.25 | $341.20–$2,066.55 | — |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Antioch, TN · (615) 781-4000 Radiologic examination, upper gastrointestinal tract, including scout abdominal radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,277.07 | $2,277.07 | $341.20–$2,003.82 | — |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 342-1000 Radiologic examination, upper gastrointestinal tract, including scout abdominal radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,380.24 | $2,380.24 | $341.20–$2,380.24 | — |
| Tristar Skyline Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 769-2000 XR UGI SNGL CONTRAST File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,402.28 | $2,402.28 | $442.26–$2,354.23 | — |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson, TN · (615) 446-0446 XR UGI SNGL CONTRAST File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,040.85 | $3,040.85 | $559.82–$2,797.58 | — |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center Mt Juliet, TN · (615) 316-3000 Radiologic examination, upper gastrointestinal tract, including scout abdominal radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,164.70 | $3,164.70 | $341.20–$2,784.94 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $181.30, median $938.82, highest $3,164.70 — a 17.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $228.68. 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 6 of 16 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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 upper GI series is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Upper GI series explained.