Upper GI series cost in New York

In New York, 106 hospitals publish a cash price for upper GI series (X-ray of esophagus, stomach and duodenum with contrast): from $62.91 to $5,009.00, with a median of $419.61. The lowest price is at NYU Langone (Mineola) and 3 other hospitals. The highest price is 79.6× the lowest.

• The median here, $419.61, is 24% below the US median of $555.04.
• That is 2.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($179.20).
• New York ranks 14th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
• 33 of 106 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

New York law (Public Health Law §2807-k(9-a), as amended in October 2024): uninsured patients with income below 200% of the federal poverty level owe nothing for emergency and medically necessary hospital care; up to 400% they pay on a sliding scale of at most 10% or 20% of what Medicaid would pay. Emergency care is covered for New York residents, other care for people living in the hospital's service area; immigration status does not count. Ask for the Uniform Hospital Financial Assistance form. Other states' laws.

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 11, 2026. See them on a map