Upper GI series cost in San Francisco, CA
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for upper GI series (X-ray of esophagus, stomach and duodenum with contrast): from $616.00 to $1,295.20, with a median of $616.00. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco and 8 other hospitals. Across California, the median is $616.00 at 98 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 10 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 22, 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco lowest South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $616.00 | $1,100.00 | $238.00–$745.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch lowest Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $616.00 | $1,100.00 | $238.00–$745.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro lowest San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $616.00 | $1,100.00 | $238.00–$745.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco lowest San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $616.00 | $1,100.00 | $238.00–$745.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond lowest Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $616.00 | $1,100.00 | $238.00–$745.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek lowest Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $616.00 | $1,100.00 | $238.00–$745.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont lowest Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $616.00 | $1,100.00 | $238.00–$745.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City lowest Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $616.00 | $1,100.00 | $238.00–$745.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael lowest San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $616.00 | $1,100.00 | $238.00–$745.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Chinese Hospital Association San Francisco, CA · (415) 677-2480 Single contrast X-ray of upper digestive tract | $1,276.00 | $1,276.00 | $146.35–$2,296.80 | — | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA · (925) 847-3000 Radxr GI Trc Upr +-Dlyd Flms 1 Contrast | $1,295.20 | $3,238.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $616.00, median $616.00, highest $1,295.20 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $616.00. 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 10 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.