Scans and imaging CPT 74240 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper GI series cost in Niles, MI — inpatient

In Niles, MI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for upper GI series (X-ray of esophagus, stomach and duodenum with contrast) as an inpatient: from $612.00 to $612.00, with a median of $612.00. The lowest listed price is at Lakeland Hospitals at Niles and St Joseph Inc and 1 other hospital. Across Michigan, the median is $362.45 at 59 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 74240, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$612.00Lakeland Hospitals at Niles and St Joseph Inc + 1 more
Median$612.00half pay less
Highest$612.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Niles, MI.

median
Lowest $612.00Highest $612.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Lakeland Hospitals at Niles and St Joseph Inc lowest St Joseph, MI Hc Xray Upper Gi Wo Kub $612.00 $612.00 — — —
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Corewell Health Watervliet Hospital lowest Watervliet, MI Hc Xray Upper Gi Wo Kub $612.00 $612.00 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $612.00, median $612.00, highest $612.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $612.00 — 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.