Upper GI series cost in Omaha, NE
In Omaha, NE-IA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for Upper GI series (X-ray of esophagus, stomach and duodenum with contrast): from $244.80 to $429.00, with a median of $279.72. The lowest listed price is at Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital — $34.92 less than the median here. Across Nebraska, the median is $428.28 at 16 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 5 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 Feb 14, 2026 and Aug 10, 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 Omaha, NE-IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital lowest Council Bluffs, IA FL Exam | $244.80 | $816.00 | $222.52–$571.20 | 70% | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA HC UGI | $246.47 | $503.00 | $176.05–$492.94 | 51% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Health System Omaha, NE HC UGI WO AIR W KUB | $279.72 | $666.00 | $113.22–$566.10 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Creighton Health Papillion, NE HC UGI WO AIR W KUB | $279.72 | $666.00 | $119.88–$566.10 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Health System Council Bluffs, IA HC UGI WO AIR W KUB | $279.72 | $666.00 | $99.90–$566.10 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Health System Omaha, NE HC UGI WO AIR W KUB | $279.72 | $666.00 | $113.22–$566.10 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NE HC UGI WO AIR W KUB | $279.72 | $666.00 | $93.24–$566.10 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Creighton Health Omaha, NE HC UGI WO AIR W KUB | $279.72 | $666.00 | $106.56–$566.10 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE FL Exam | $293.76 | $816.00 | $222.52–$571.20 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE FL Exam | $293.76 | $816.00 | $222.52–$571.20 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Creighton Health Omaha, NE HC UGI | $325.08 | $774.00 | $123.84–$657.90 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NE HC UGI | $325.08 | $774.00 | $108.36–$657.90 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Health System Council Bluffs, IA HC UGI | $325.08 | $774.00 | $116.10–$657.90 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Health System Omaha, NE HC UGI | $325.08 | $774.00 | $131.58–$657.90 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Health System Omaha, NE HC UGI | $325.08 | $774.00 | $131.58–$657.90 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Creighton Health Papillion, NE HC UGI | $325.08 | $774.00 | $139.32–$657.90 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA HC UGI WO AIR W KUB | $368.97 | $753.00 | $263.55–$737.94 | 51% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center LLC Bellevue, NE Single contrast X-ray of upper digestive tract | $429.00 | $660.00 | $165.00–$1,704.45 | 35% | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE Single contrast X-ray of upper digestive tract | $429.00 | $660.00 | $165.00–$1,704.45 | 35% | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $244.80, median $279.72, highest $429.00 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $279.72. 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 10 of 10 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.