Upper GI series cost in Montana
In Montana, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for upper GI series (X-ray of esophagus, stomach and duodenum with contrast): from $228.49 to $760.95, with a median of $457.49. The lowest price is at Sidney Health Center (Sidney). The highest price is 3.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $457.49, is 18% below the US median of $555.04.
- That is 2.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($179.20).
- Montana ranks 16th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
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$228.49Sidney Health Center
Median$457.49half of hospitals charge less
Highest$760.95in Montana
Lowest saves$229.00vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Health Center lowest Sidney · Sidney, MT RAD EXAM GI UPPER W WO DELAYED IMG WO KUB | $228.49 | $369.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC X-RAY UPPER GI DELAY W/O KUB - FL UPPER GI WITHOUT KUB | $260.80 | $326.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish · Kalispell, MT UGI WITHOUT KUB | $274.62 | $422.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda · Anaconda, MT Single contrast X-ray of upper digestive tract | $330.60 | $440.80 | Nov 9, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell · Kalispell, MT UGI WITHOUT KUB | $433.55 | $667.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby · Shelby, MT XR Fluoro Exam | $433.88 | $667.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank · Cut Bank, MT XR Fluoro Exam | $452.72 | $696.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT HC DI X-RAY UPPER GI DELAY W/KUB (W/SM BOWEL) | $462.26 | $543.83 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Conrad Conrad · Conrad, MT XR Fluoro Exam | $518.38 | $797.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Patrick Hospital Missoula · Missoula, MT HC XR RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY CDM | $519.20 | $649.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT Single contrast X-ray of upper digestive tract | $602.30 | $634.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson · Polson, MT HC XR RADIOLOGIC EXAM UPR GI TRC SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY CDM | $602.40 | $753.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, MT Single contrast X-ray of upper digestive tract | $758.70 | $843.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Livingston HealthCare Livingston · Livingston, MT Single contrast X-ray of upper digestive tract | $760.95 | $801.00 | Jun 25, 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.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalispell, MT | 2 | $274.62 | $354.08 |
| Anaconda, MT | 1 | $330.60 | $330.60 |
| Bozeman, MT | 1 | $260.80 | $260.80 |
| Conrad, MT | 1 | $518.38 | $518.38 |
| Cut Bank, MT | 1 | $452.72 | $452.72 |
| Dillon, MT | 1 | $602.30 | $602.30 |
| Glasgow, MT | 1 | $758.70 | $758.70 |
| Helena, MT | 1 | $462.26 | $462.26 |
| Livingston, MT | 1 | $760.95 | $760.95 |
| Missoula, MT | 1 | $519.20 | $519.20 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $602.40 | $602.40 |
| Shelby, MT | 1 | $433.88 | $433.88 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $228.49 | $228.49 |
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
- Louisiana$253.40
- Maine$457.50
- Maryland$701.17
- Massachusetts$621.00
- Michigan$402.00
- Minnesota$409.92
- Mississippi$285.95
- Missouri$579.15
- 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.