Upper GI series cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 53 hospitals publish a cash price for upper GI series (X-ray of esophagus, stomach and duodenum with contrast): from $81.54 to $2,677.15, with a median of $253.40. The lowest price is at St Charles Parish Hospital (Luling). The highest price is 32.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $253.40, is 54% below the US median of $555.04.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($179.20).
- Louisiana ranks 4th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 53 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 74240. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$81.54St Charles Parish Hospital
Median$253.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,677.15in Louisiana
Lowest saves$171.86vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Charles Parish Hospital lowest Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC XRAY, UPPER GI TRACT, W/ SCOUT ABD RADIOGRAPH/IMG, W/SNGL CONTRAST | $81.54 | $302.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC XRAY, UPPER GI TRACT, W/ SCOUT ABD RADIOGRAPH/IMG, W/SNGL CONTRAST | $105.56 | $406.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC XRAY, UPPER GI TRACT, W/ SCOUT ABD RADIOGRAPH/IMG, W/SNGL CONTRAST | $107.31 | $511.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC XRAY, UPPER GI TRACT, W/ SCOUT ABD RADIOGRAPH/IMG, W/SNGL CONTRAST | $113.68 | $406.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC XRAY, UPPER GI TRACT, W/ SCOUT ABD RADIOGRAPH/IMG, W/SNGL CONTRAST | $113.74 | $242.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA HC XRAY, UPPER GI TRACT, W/ SCOUT ABD RADIOGRAPH/IMG, W/SNGL CONTRAST | $117.53 | $511.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC XRAY, UPPER GI TRACT, W/ SCOUT ABD RADIOGRAPH/IMG, W/SNGL CONTRAST | $119.90 | $545.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC XRAY, UPPER GI TRACT, W/ SCOUT ABD RADIOGRAPH/IMG, W/SNGL CONTRAST | $128.80 | $644.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC XRAY, UPPER GI TRACT, W/ SCOUT ABD RADIOGRAPH/IMG, W/SNGL CONTRAST | $129.08 | $461.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC XRAY, UPPER GI TRACT, W/ SCOUT ABD RADIOGRAPH/IMG, W/SNGL CONTRAST | $144.32 | $451.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Medical Center F Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA RADIOLOGIC EXAM ABDOMEN, COMPLETE, ENCLUDING DECUBITUS AND/OR ERECT VIEWS | $149.04 | $215.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC XRAY, UPPER GI TRACT, W/ SCOUT ABD RADIOGRAPH/IMG, W/SNGL CONTRAST | $153.30 | $511.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Minden Medical Center Minden · Minden, LA UPPER GI W/SM BOWEL | $155.25 | $517.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC XRAY, UPPER GI TRACT, W/ SCOUT ABD RADIOGRAPH/IMG, W/SNGL CONTRAST | $155.52 | $486.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA X-RAY UPPER GI DELAY W/KUB | $159.57 | $1,223.47 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC XRAY, UPPER GI TRACT, W/ SCOUT ABD RADIOGRAPH/IMG, W/SNGL CONTRAST | $163.28 | $628.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA X-Ray of Upper Digestive Tract | $164.96 | $1,031.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Sabine Medical Center Many · Many, LA X-RAY XM UPR GI TRC 1CNTRST | $171.60 | $572.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA GASTROGRAFIN GI | $172.00 | $430.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA X-Ray of Upper Digestive Tract | $215.20 | $1,345.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA X-Ray of Upper Digestive Tract | $220.44 | $1,002.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA HC XRAY, UPPER GI TRACT, W/ SCOUT ABD RADIOGRAPH/IMG, W/SNGL CONTRAST | $225.42 | $663.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA X-RAY XM UPR GI TRC 1CNTRST | $228.95 | $381.59 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA X-Ray of Upper Digestive Tract | $243.04 | $1,736.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC XRAY, UPPER GI TRACT, W/ SCOUT ABD RADIOGRAPH/IMG, W/SNGL CONTRAST | $243.57 | $1,059.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA X-Ray of Upper Digestive Tract | $244.08 | $904.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Single contrast X-ray of upper digestive tract | $253.40 | $362.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC XRAY, UPPER GI TRACT, W/ SCOUT ABD RADIOGRAPH/IMG, W/SNGL CONTRAST | $271.48 | $617.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA XR UPPER GI WO/KUB | $271.65 | $905.50 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg · Baton Rouge, LA UGI SERIES,W/OR /W/O DEL. FILMS,W/O KUB | $273.00 | $273.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi Delhi · Monroe, LA Single contrast X-ray of upper digestive tract | $280.15 | $431.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Opelousas General Main Campus Opelousas · Opelousas, LA XR Upper GI + KUB | $287.50 | $575.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA UPPER GI | $295.80 | $493.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA X-Ray of Upper Digestive Tract | $313.04 | $2,236.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA X-Ray of Upper Digestive Tract | $313.04 | $2,236.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA X-Ray of Upper Digestive Tract | $313.04 | $2,236.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA X-Ray of Upper Digestive Tract | $313.04 | $2,236.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Medical Center Winnsboro · Winnsboro, LA XR Fluoro Upper GI Single w/ Small Bowel | $363.00 | $605.00 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 74240 DX- UGI SINGLE CONTRAST INCL SCOUT ABD IMG | $365.04 | $1,404.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| North Oaks Medical Center Drive. Hammond · Hammond, LA Fl Upper GI Tract; Single Contrast | $405.57 | $1,419.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital Monroe · Monroe, LA UGI W/O KUB | $415.37 | $553.82 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Byrd Regional Hospital Leesville · Leesville, LA X-RAY XM UPR GI TRC 1CNTRST | $448.65 | $1,495.50 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA GASTROGRAFIN GI | $452.00 | $452.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| Surgical Specialty Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA UGI W/O F/U FILMS | $477.75 | $637.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC XRAY UPPER GI TRACT W/ SCOUT ABD RADIOGRAPH/IMG | $555.23 | $750.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA X GI SERIES W ESOPHAGUS | $555.98 | $794.25 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA XR UPPER GI SERIES W/O KUB | $573.43 | $955.71 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie · Bunkie, LA UGI SERIES,TECHNICAL COMPONENT | $575.00 | $575.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center Ruston · Ruston, LA X-RAY XM UPR GI TRC 1CNTRST | $683.92 | $1,243.50 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center Bernice · Monroe, LA XR UPPER GI DELAY | $721.50 | $1,443.00 | Aug 26, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA RADEX GI TRACT UPPER W/WO DELAYED IMAGES W/O KUB | $860.56 | $1,475.25 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Gi Series | $1,008.80 | $1,261.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center Alexandria · Alexandria, LA XR UGI SNGL CONTRAST | $2,677.15 | $2,677.15 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 13 | $81.54 | $220.44 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 6 | $128.80 | $375.38 |
| Lafayette, LA | 5 | $107.31 | $153.30 |
| Monroe, LA | 5 | $159.57 | $280.15 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 4 | $113.74 | $210.26 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 3 | $105.56 | $113.68 |
| Alexandria, LA | 2 | $365.04 | $1,521.10 |
| Hammond, LA | 2 | $228.95 | $317.26 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 2 | $225.42 | $260.61 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $172.00 | $312.00 |
| Bunkie, LA | 1 | $575.00 | $575.00 |
| Leesville, LA | 1 | $448.65 | $448.65 |
| Many, LA | 1 | $171.60 | $171.60 |
| Minden, LA | 1 | $155.25 | $155.25 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $253.40 | $253.40 |
| Opelousas, LA | 1 | $287.50 | $287.50 |
| Ruston, LA | 1 | $683.92 | $683.92 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $313.04 | $313.04 |
| Winnsboro, LA | 1 | $363.00 | $363.00 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What upper GI series is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Upper GI series explained.
Upper GI series (X-ray of esophagus, stomach and duodenum with contrast) in other states
- Alabama$354.72
- Alaska$1,007.97
- Arizona$396.13
- Arkansas$252.80
- California$616.00
- Colorado$858.48
- Connecticut$714.00
- Delaware$579.97
- District of Columbia$763.00, 3 hospitals
- Florida$1,128.40
- Georgia$392.63
- Hawaii$471.10
- Idaho$496.50
- Illinois$705.00
- Indiana$524.00
- Iowa$431.76
- Kansas$543.79
- Kentucky$486.00
- Maine$457.50
- Maryland$701.17
- Massachusetts$621.00
- Michigan$402.00
- Minnesota$409.92
- Mississippi$285.95
- Missouri$579.15
- Montana$457.49
- Nebraska$510.00
- Nevada$709.25
- New Hampshire$725.68
- New Jersey$232.38
- New Mexico$525.60
- New York$419.61
- North Carolina$519.00
- North Dakota$522.63
- Ohio$593.25
- Oklahoma$380.38
- Oregon$573.74
- Pennsylvania$628.95
- Puerto Rico$131.50
- Rhode Island$494.00
- South Carolina$789.60
- South Dakota$981.60
- Tennessee$258.72
- Texas$675.19
- Utah$995.71
- Vermont$1,165.64
- Virginia$831.60
- Washington$675.95
- West Virginia$374.75
- Wisconsin$685.00
- Wyoming$657.32
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.