Upper GI series cost in Atlanta, GA
In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 36 hospitals list a cash price for upper GI series (X-ray of esophagus, stomach and duodenum with contrast): from $175.00 to $1,828.00, with a median of $491.01. The lowest listed price is at Southern Regional Medical Center — $316.01 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $466.70 at 78 hospitals.
Cash prices at 36 facilities across 25 cities for code 74240, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 17, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.
Lowest$175.00Southern Regional Medical Center
Median$491.01half pay less
Highest$1,828.00in this market
Difference10.4×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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.
median
Lowest $175.00Highest $2,740.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Regional Medical Center lowest Southwest Riverdale, GA · (770) 991-8160 Hc Xray Upper Gi Tract | $175.00 | $1,050.45 | $134.88–$1,050.45 | 83% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Higgins General Hospital Bremen, GA · (770) 812-2000 X-RAY XM UPR GI TRC 1CNTRST | $200.80 | $502.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 X-RAY XM UPR GI TRC 1CNTRST | $200.80 | $502.00 | $175.07–$210.08 | 60% | — source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton, GA · (770) 836-9580 X-RAY XM UPR GI TRC 1CNTRST | $200.80 | $502.00 | $175.07–$192.58 | 60% | — source file |
| Willowbrooke at Tanner Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 X-RAY XM UPR GI TRC 1CNTRST | $200.80 | $502.00 | $175.07–$192.58 | 60% | — source file |
| Piedmont Henry Stockbridge, GA · (678) 604-1000 HC Xr Upper GI | $370.92 | $1,236.40 | $104.85–$1,050.94 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (404) 605-5000 HC Xr Upper GI | $370.92 | $1,236.40 | $133.19–$1,050.94 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Rockdale Conyers, GA · (770) 918-3000 HC Xr Upper GI | $370.92 | $1,236.40 | $133.19–$927.30 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newton Covington, GA · (770) 786-7053 HC Xr Upper GI | $370.92 | $1,236.40 | $120.80–$1,050.94 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newnan Newnan, GA · (770) 400-2300 HC Xr Upper GI | $370.92 | $1,236.40 | $116.47–$1,149.85 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Walton Monroe, GA · (770) 267-8461 HC Xr Upper GI | $370.92 | $1,236.40 | $110.91–$1,112.76 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Mountainside Jasper, GA · (706) 692-2441 HC Xr Upper GI | $370.92 | $1,236.40 | $134.27–$1,050.94 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Fayette Fayetteville, GA · (770) 719-7000 HC Xr Upper GI | $370.92 | $1,236.40 | $113.87–$1,050.94 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Eastside Snellville, GA · (770) 979-0200 HC Xr Upper GI | $370.92 | $1,236.40 | $133.19–$1,112.76 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Cartersville Cartersville, GA · (470) 490-1000 HC Xr Upper GI | $370.92 | $1,236.40 | $133.19–$1,112.76 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton, GA · (770) 836-9580 SINGLE CONTRAST X-RAY OF UPPER DIGESTIVE TRACT | $451.60 | $1,129.00 | $175.07–$192.58 | 60% | — source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 SINGLE CONTRAST X-RAY OF UPPER DIGESTIVE TRACT | $451.60 | $1,129.00 | $175.07–$210.08 | 60% | — source file |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram, GA · (470) 644-7000 Hc Fl Upper Gi Series Single Contrast Delay Inc Kub | $491.01 | $1,259.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp Warm Springs, GA Hc Fl Upper Gi Series Single Contrast Delay Inc Kub | $491.01 | $1,259.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin, GA · (770) 228-2721 Hc Fl Upper Gi Series Single Contrast Delay Inc Kub | $491.01 | $1,259.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta, GA Hc Fl Upper Gi Series Single Contrast Delay Inc Kub | $491.01 | $1,259.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville, GA · (770) 949-1500 Hc Fl Upper Gi Series Single Contrast Delay Inc Kub | $491.01 | $1,259.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell, GA · (770) 732-4000 Hc Fl Upper Gi Series Single Contrast Delay Inc Kub | $491.01 | $1,259.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell, GA · (770) 751-2500 Hc Fl Upper Gi Series Single Contrast Delay Inc Kub | $491.01 | $1,259.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GA · (770) 793-5000 Hc Fl Upper Gi Series Single Contrast Delay Inc Kub | $491.01 | $1,259.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson, GA · (770) 775-7861 Hc Fl Upper Gi Series Single Contrast Delay Inc Kub | $491.01 | $1,259.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur, GA Hc X-Ray Upper Gi Delay - Fl Upper Gi Incl Kub Single Contrast | $1,518.00 | $1,518.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Rehabilitation Hospital Atlanta, GA Hc X-Ray Upper Gi Delay - Fl Upper Gi Incl Kub Single Contrast | $1,518.00 | $1,518.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc X-Ray Upper Gi Delay - Fl Upper Gi Incl Kub Single Contrast | $1,518.00 | $1,518.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc X-Ray Upper Gi Delay - Fl Upper Gi Incl Kub Single Contrast | $1,518.00 | $1,518.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc X-Ray Upper Gi Delay - Fl Upper Gi Incl Kub Single Contrast | $1,518.00 | $1,518.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc X-Ray Upper Gi Delay - Fl Upper Gi Incl Kub Single Contrast | $1,518.00 | $1,518.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc X-Ray Upper Gi Delay - Fl Upper Gi Incl Kub Single Contrast | $1,518.00 | $1,518.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc X-Ray Upper Gi Delay - Fl Upper Gi Incl Kub Single Contrast | $1,518.00 | $1,518.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Hughes Spalding Atlanta, GA X-Ray of Upper GI Tract W/O Scout | $1,601.00 | $1,601.00 | $368.51–$1,090.12 | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Hughes Spalding Atlanta, GA X-Ray of Upper GI Tract W/Scout (Kub) | $1,656.00 | $1,656.00 | $381.06–$1,127.57 | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Meridian Mark Atlanta, GA X-Ray of Upper GI Tract W/O Scout | $1,828.00 | $1,828.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Atlanta, GA · (404) 785-5252 X-Ray of Upper GI Tract W/Scout (Kub) | $1,828.00 | $1,828.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Arthur M. Blank Atlanta, GA X-Ray of Upper GI Tract W/Scout (Kub) | $1,828.00 | $1,828.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Arthur M. Blank Atlanta, GA X-Ray of Upper GI Tract W/O Scout | $1,828.00 | $1,828.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Meridian Mark Atlanta, GA X-Ray of Upper GI Tract W/Scout (Kub) | $1,828.00 | $1,828.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Atlanta, GA · (404) 785-5252 X-Ray of Upper GI Tract W/O Scout | $1,828.00 | $1,828.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Hughes Spalding Atlanta, GA X-Ray Upper GI Series, With Small Bowel Films | $2,473.00 | $2,473.00 | $569.23–$1,683.87 | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Meridian Mark Atlanta, GA X-Ray Upper GI Series, With Small Bowel Films | $2,740.00 | $2,740.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Arthur M. Blank Atlanta, GA X-Ray Upper GI Series, With Small Bowel Films | $2,740.00 | $2,740.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Atlanta, GA · (404) 785-5252 X-Ray Upper GI Series, With Small Bowel Films | $2,740.00 | $2,740.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $175.00, median $491.01, highest $1,828.00 — a 10.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 27 facilities here, median $491.01. 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 12 of 15 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.