Scans and imaging CPT 74240 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper GI series cost in Youngstown, OH — inpatient

In Youngstown-Warren, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for upper GI series (X-ray of esophagus, stomach and duodenum with contrast) as an inpatient: from $1,172.40 to $1,172.40, with a median of $1,172.40. The lowest listed price is at Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital and 1 other hospital. 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 — and —.

Lowest$1,172.40Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital + 1 more
Median$1,172.40half pay less
Highest$1,172.40in this market
Difference1.0×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 Youngstown-Warren, OH.

median
Lowest $1,172.40Highest $1,172.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital lowest Youngstown, OH · (330) 480-3022 HC Rad Exam Upr GI Tract Single Contrast Study $1,172.40 $1,954.00 — 40% —
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Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital lowest Youngstown, OH · (330) 480-3022 HC Rad Exam Upr GI Tract Single Contrast Study $1,172.40 $1,954.00 — 40% —
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Mh St Joseph Warren Hospital lowest Warren, OH · (330) 841-4016 HC Rad Exam Upr GI Tract Single Contrast Study $1,172.40 $1,954.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $1,172.40, median $1,172.40, highest $1,172.40.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $883.80 — 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.