Scans and imaging CPT 74240 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper GI series cost in Lebanon, VA — inpatient

In Lebanon, VA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for upper GI series (X-ray of esophagus, stomach and duodenum with contrast) as an inpatient: from $69.30 to $69.30, with a median of $69.30. Across Virginia, the median is $831.60 at 35 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 74240, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 23, 2026 and Mar 23, 2026.

Lowest$69.30Russell County Hospital
Median$69.30half pay less
Highest$69.30in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Russell County Hospital Lebanon, VA · (276) 883-8000 HC DX UGI INCL SCT ABD & DELAY IMG SNGL CONT BA STDY $69.30 $462.00 $77.25–$462.00 85% Mar 23, 2026
source file

Inpatient: lowest $69.30, median $69.30, highest $69.30.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $69.30 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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 and 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.