Upper GI series cost in Santa Rosa, CA
In Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Upper GI series (X-ray of esophagus, stomach and duodenum with contrast): from $255.51 to $616.00, with a median of $440.64. The lowest listed price is at NorCal HealthConnect LLC — $185.13 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $616.00 at 98 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 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 Apr 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 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NorCal HealthConnect LLC lowest Petaluma, CA HC XR RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY CDM | $255.51 | $501.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NorCal HealthConnect LLC Healdsburg, CA HC PR 74240 XR RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY CDM | $270.30 | $530.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Santa Rosa, CA HC XR RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY CDM | $610.98 | $1,198.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, CA RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $616.00 | $1,100.00 | $238.00–$745.00 | 44% | — source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Santa Rosa, CA HC XR RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY CDM | $646.68 | $1,268.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NorCal HealthConnect LLC Healdsburg, CA HC XR RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY CDM | $706.35 | $1,385.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NorCal HealthConnect LLC Petaluma, CA HC XR RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY CDM | $1,572.33 | $3,083.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $255.51, median $440.64, highest $616.00 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $613.49. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.