Scans and imaging CPT 74240 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper GI series cost in Springfield, OH — inpatient

In Springfield, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for upper GI series (X-ray of esophagus, stomach and duodenum with contrast) as an inpatient: from $337.20 to $1,238.40, with a median of $787.80. The lowest listed price is at Beavercreek Medical Center — $450.60 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $579.60 at 97 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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$337.20Beavercreek Medical Center
Median$787.80half pay less
Highest$1,238.40in this market
Difference3.7×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 Springfield, OH.

median
Lowest $337.20Highest $1,238.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Beavercreek Medical Center lowest Beaver Creek, OH Hc Ugi Single Contrast $337.20 $843.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Springfield Regional Medical Center Springfield, OH · (937) 523-5500 HC Rad Exam Upr GI Tract Single Contrast Study $1,238.40 $2,064.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $337.20, median $787.80, highest $1,238.40 — a 3.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $787.80 — 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.