Upper GI series cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 22 hospitals list a cash price for Upper GI series (X-ray of esophagus, stomach and duodenum with contrast): from $172.00 to $3,584.76, with a median of $409.60. The lowest listed price is at Lower Bucks Hospital — $237.60 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $580.20 at 63 hospitals.
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 19 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 Mar 24, 2026 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Bucks Hospital lowest Bristol, PA Hc Xray Upper Gi Tract | $172.00 | $973.96 | $39.00–$779.17 | 82% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital East Norriton, PA Hc Xray Upper Gi Tract | $179.00 | $973.96 | $39.00–$944.74 | 82% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital East Norriton, PA Hc Xray Upper Gi Tract | $179.00 | $973.96 | $39.00–$944.74 | 82% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Inc Wilmington, DE HC Xr Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Scout Abdominal Radiographs Delayed Images Single Contrast Study | $221.65 | $341.00 | $119.35–$624.25 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Virtua_West_Jersey_Health_System_Inc Voorhees, NJ HC X-Ray Upper GI Series W/O Kub | $235.40 | $2,354.00 | $59.60–$600.98 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua_Willingboro_Hospital_Inc Willinboro, NJ HC X-Ray Upper GI Series W/O Kub | $235.40 | $2,354.00 | $59.60–$600.98 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua_Our_Lady_of_Lourdes_Inc Camden, NJ HC X-Ray Upper GI Series W/O Kub | $235.40 | $2,354.00 | $59.60–$600.98 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua_Memorial_Hospital_Inc | Mount Holly, NJ HC X-Ray Upper GI Series W/O Kub | $235.40 | $2,354.00 | $59.60–$600.98 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua_West_Jersey_Health_System_Inc Voorhees, NJ HC X-Ray Upper GI Series W/O Kub | $235.40 | $2,354.00 | $59.60–$600.98 | 90% | — source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA HC Xr Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Scout Abdominal Radiographs Delayed Images Single Contrast Study | $355.55 | $547.00 | $64.05–$547.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA HC Xr Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Scout Abdominal Radiographs Delayed Images Single Contrast Study | $355.55 | $547.00 | $74.39–$717.38 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA Hc Upper Gi Without Kub | $409.60 | $1,024.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA Hc Upper Gi Without Kub | $409.60 | $1,024.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA Hc Upper Gi Without Kub | $409.60 | $1,024.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Upper Gi Without Kub | $409.60 | $1,024.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA Hc Upper Gi Without Kub | $409.60 | $1,024.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Upper Gi Single-Contrast | $471.20 | $1,178.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA Hc Upper Gi Single-Contrast | $471.20 | $1,178.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA Hc Upper Gi Single-Contrast | $471.20 | $1,178.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA Hc Upper Gi Single-Contrast | $471.20 | $1,178.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA Hc Upper Gi Single-Contrast | $471.20 | $1,178.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ U.G.I. W/O KUB | $641.29 | $641.29 | $116.70–$493.51 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ U.G.I. W/O KUB | $641.29 | $641.29 | $108.06–$493.51 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ U.G.I. W/O KUB | $641.29 | $641.29 | $116.70–$493.51 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ U.G.I. W/O KUB | $641.29 | $641.29 | $110.40–$493.51 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA HC Xr Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Scout Abdominal Radiographs Delayed Images Single Contrast Study | $687.05 | $1,057.00 | $64.05–$1,004.15 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA X-RAY XM UPR GI TRC 1CNTRST | $881.40 | $881.40 | $30.00–$306.42 | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE Upper GI Tract Incl Scout | $1,024.00 | $1,024.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE Upper GI Tract Incl Scout | $1,024.00 | $1,024.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The Philadelphia, PA Fl X-Ray Exam Ugi, W Kub | $3,584.76 | $3,584.76 | $52.65–$3,226.28 | — | — source file |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The Philadelphia, PA Fl X-Ray Ugi+Sm Intes,Mult | $3,584.76 | $3,584.76 | $52.65–$3,226.28 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $172.00, median $409.60, highest $3,584.76 — a 20.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $409.60. 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 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 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.