Scans and imaging CPT 74240 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper GI series cost in Salem, OR — inpatient

In Salem, OR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for upper GI series (X-ray of esophagus, stomach and duodenum with contrast) as an inpatient: from $219.70 to $383.19, with a median of $383.19. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Silverton Medical Center — $163.49 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $559.79 at 36 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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$219.70Legacy Silverton Medical Center
Median$383.19half pay less
Highest$383.19in this market
Difference1.7×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 Salem, OR.

median
Lowest $219.70Highest $383.19

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Legacy Silverton Medical Center lowest Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 CHG RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY $219.70 $338.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC UPPER GI WITHOUT KUB $253.50 $390.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC UPPER GI WITH KUB $253.50 $390.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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West Valley Hospital Dallas, OR · (503) 623-8301 HCHRG UPPER GI W/O KUB - DR $383.19 $723.00 — 47% Apr 1, 2026
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Salem Hospital Salem, OR · (503) 561-5200 HCHRG UPPER GI W/O KUB - DR $383.19 $723.00 — 47% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $219.70, median $383.19, highest $383.19 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $383.19 — 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.