Scans and imaging CPT 74240 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper GI series cost in Orlando, FL — inpatient

In Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, 6 hospitals list a cash price for Upper GI series (X-ray of esophagus, stomach and duodenum with contrast) as an inpatient: from $806.80 to $2,079.00, with a median of $806.80. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health Central, Inc. and 3 other hospitals. Across Florida, the median is $1,008.68 at 78 hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 74240, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$806.80Orlando Health Central, Inc. + 3 more
Median$806.80half pay less
Highest$2,079.00in this market
Difference2.6×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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL.

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Lowest $806.80Highest $2,079.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Orlando Health Central, Inc. lowest Ocoee, FL Hb X-Ray Upper Gi Delay W/O Kub - Fl Upper Gi Without Kub $806.80 $2,017.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health, Inc. lowest Saint Cloud, FL Hb X-Ray Upper Gi Delay W/O Kub - Fl Upper Gi Without Kub $806.80 $2,017.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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South Lake Hospital, Inc. lowest Clermont, FL Hb X-Ray Upper Gi Delay W/O Kub - Fl Upper Gi Without Kub $806.80 $2,017.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health, Inc. lowest Orlando, FL Hb X-Ray Upper Gi Delay W/O Kub - Fl Upper Gi Without Kub $806.80 $2,017.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Adventhealth Waterman Tavares, FL HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY $1,157.49 $1,157.49 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY $2,079.00 $2,079.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $806.80, median $806.80, highest $2,079.00 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $806.80 — 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.