Upper GI series cost in Phoenix, AZ
In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 23 hospitals list a cash price for Upper GI series (X-ray of esophagus, stomach and duodenum with contrast): from $115.14 to $1,322.00, with a median of $187.86. The lowest listed price is at Banner Goldfield Medical Center — $72.72 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $215.24 at 31 hospitals.
Cash prices at 23 facilities across 13 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 2, 2026 and Jun 28, 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Goldfield Medical Center lowest Apache Junction, AZ XR UGI STUDY CNT SINGLE | $115.14 | $606.00 | $129.45–$903.91 | 81% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZ XR UGI STUDY CNT SINGLE | $130.29 | $606.00 | $129.45–$903.91 | 79% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Del E Webb Medical Center Sun City West, AZ XR UGI STUDY CNT SINGLE | $141.20 | $606.00 | $129.45–$903.91 | 77% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley, AZ XR UGI STUDY CNT SINGLE | $142.41 | $606.00 | $129.45–$903.91 | 77% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZ XR UGI STUDY CNT SINGLE | $147.86 | $606.00 | $129.45–$903.91 | 76% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ XR UGI STUDY CNT SINGLE | $155.14 | $606.00 | $72.99–$903.91 | 74% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZ XR UGI STUDY CNT SINGLE | $158.17 | $606.00 | $129.45–$903.91 | 74% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ XR UGI STUDY CNT SINGLE | $169.68 | $606.00 | $129.45–$903.91 | 72% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ XR UGI STUDY CNT SINGLE | $170.89 | $606.00 | $129.45–$903.91 | 72% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ XR UGI STUDY CNT SINGLE | $174.53 | $606.00 | $129.45–$903.91 | 71% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZ XR UGI STUDY CNT SINGLE | $179.98 | $606.00 | $129.45–$903.91 | 70% | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ XR UGI STUDY CNT SINGLE | $187.86 | $606.00 | $129.45–$903.91 | 69% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Maricopa County Special Health Care District Phoenix, AZ HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $215.24 | $700.00 | $291.20–$560.00 | 69% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZ XR UGI STUDY CNT SINGLE | $251.49 | $606.00 | $129.45–$903.91 | 59% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Honorhealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center Scottsdale, AZ Hc X-Ray Exam, Gi Tract, Upper; W Or W/O Delayed Images, W/O Kub | $1,322.00 | $1,322.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Honorhealth Tempe Medical Center Tempe, AZ Hc X-Ray Exam, Gi Tract, Upper; W Or W/O Delayed Images, W/O Kub | $1,322.00 | $1,322.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Honorhealth Deer Valley Medical Center Phoenix, AZ Hc X-Ray Exam, Gi Tract, Upper; W Or W/O Delayed Images, W/O Kub | $1,322.00 | $1,322.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Florence Medical Center Florence, AZ Hc X-Ray Exam, Gi Tract, Upper; W Or W/O Delayed Images, W/O Kub | $1,322.00 | $1,322.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Honorhealth Four Peaks Medical Center Mesa, AZ Hc X-Ray Exam, Gi Tract, Upper; W Or W/O Delayed Images, W/O Kub | $1,322.00 | $1,322.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Honorhealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center Phoenix, AZ Hc X-Ray Exam, Gi Tract, Upper; W Or W/O Delayed Images, W/O Kub | $1,322.00 | $1,322.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Honorhealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center Phoenix, AZ Hc X-Ray Exam, Gi Tract, Upper; W Or W/O Delayed Images, W/O Kub | $1,322.00 | $1,322.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Honorhealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ Hc X-Ray Exam, Gi Tract, Upper; W Or W/O Delayed Images, W/O Kub | $1,322.00 | $1,322.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Honorhealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ Hc X-Ray Exam, Gi Tract, Upper; W Or W/O Delayed Images, W/O Kub | $1,322.00 | $1,322.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $115.14, median $187.86, highest $1,322.00 — a 11.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 24 facilities here, median $219.68. 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 14 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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 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.