Upper GI series cost in Salisbury, MD — inpatient
In Salisbury, MD, 2 hospitals list a cash price for upper GI series (X-ray of esophagus, stomach and duodenum with contrast) as an inpatient: from $130.89 to $662.01, with a median of $396.45. The lowest listed price is at Deer's Head Hospital Center — $265.56 less than the median here. Across Maryland, the median is $601.17 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 74240, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Salisbury, MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer's Head Hospital Center lowest Salisbury, MD UPPER GI WITH KUB | $130.89 | $130.89 | $130.89 | — | — source file |
| TidalHealth Peninsula Salisbury, MD HC GASTROGRAFIN GI W SCOUT W/WO DELAYED IMAGES | $662.01 | $675.52 | $675.52–$662.01 | 2% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $130.89, median $396.45, highest $662.01 — a 5.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $662.01 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.