Scans and imaging CPT 74240 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Upper GI series cost in Navasota, TX — inpatient

In Navasota, TX, 1 hospital lists a cash price for upper GI series (X-ray of esophagus, stomach and duodenum with contrast) as an inpatient: from $287.53 to $287.53, with a median of $287.53. Across Texas, the median is $736.56 at 226 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 74240, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$287.53St Joseph Regional Health Center
Median$287.53half pay less
Highest$287.53in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St Joseph Regional Health Center Navasota, TX · (936) 825-6585 UGI SINGLE CONTRAST (NO AIR) $287.53 $1,643.00 $1,121.35–$1,643.00 82% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $287.53, median $287.53, highest $287.53.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $287.53 — 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.