Upper GI series cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 79 hospitals publish a cash price for upper GI series (X-ray of esophagus, stomach and duodenum with contrast): from $63.79 to $3,164.70, with a median of $258.72. The lowest price is at Sweetwater Hospital Association (Sweetwater). The highest price is 49.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $258.72, is 53% below the US median of $555.04.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($179.20).
- Tennessee ranks 5th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 12 of 79 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$63.79Sweetwater Hospital Association
Median$258.72half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,164.70in Tennessee
Lowest saves$194.93vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweetwater Hospital Association lowest Sweetwater · Sweetwater, TN UGI SINGLE CONTRAST W SMALL BOWEL FT | $63.79 | $141.75 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC DX UGI INCL SCT ABD & DELAY IMG SNGL CONT BA STDY | $69.30 | $462.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC DX UGI INCL SCT ABD & DELAY IMG SNGL CONT BA STDY | $69.30 | $462.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC DX UGI INCL SCT ABD & DELAY IMG SNGL CONT BA STDY | $69.30 | $462.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC DX UGI INCL SCT ABD & DELAY IMG SNGL CONT BA STDY | $69.30 | $462.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC DX UGI INCL SCT ABD & DELAY IMG SNGL CONT BA STDY | $69.30 | $462.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC DX UGI INCL SCT ABD & DELAY IMG SNGL CONT BA STDY | $69.30 | $462.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC DX UGI INCL SCT ABD & DELAY IMG SNGL CONT BA STDY | $69.30 | $462.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC DX UGI INCL SCT ABD & DELAY IMG SNGL CONT BA STDY | $69.30 | $462.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Rhea Medical Center Dayton · Dayton, TN UGI SINGLE CONT WO KUB | $134.06 | $197.15 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell · Tazewell, TN XR UGI WAT SO WO KUB | $142.24 | $508.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Leconte Medical Center Sevierville · Sevierville, TN XR UPPER GI SINGLE CONTRAST | $147.32 | $508.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown · Morristown, TN XR UPPER GI SINGLE CONTRAST | $152.40 | $508.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN XR UPPER GI SINGLE CONTRAST | $152.40 | $508.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville · Crossville, TN XR UPPER GI SINGLE CONTRAST | $162.56 | $508.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City · Knoxville, TN XR UPPER GI SINGLE CONTRAST | $167.64 | $508.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN XR UPPER GI SINGLE CONTRAST | $167.64 | $508.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN XR UPPER GI SINGLE CONTRAST | $167.64 | $508.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Roane County Medical Center Harriman · Knoxville, TN XR UPPER GI SINGLE CONTRAST | $167.64 | $508.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN HC XR GI WO KUB | $168.60 | $843.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Radiologic examination, upper gastrointestinal tract, including scout abdominal radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study | $181.30 | $778.11 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville · McMinnville, TN XR UGI SERIES | $217.79 | $725.95 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN XR UGI SERIES | $217.79 | $725.95 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN XR UGI SERIES | $217.79 | $725.95 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN X-RAY XM UPR GI TRC 1CNTRST | $219.31 | — | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Maury Regional Hospital Marshall Medical Center Lewisburg · Lewisburg, TN XR Upper GI + KUB | $227.55 | $555.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital Smithville · Smithville, TN XR UGI SERIES | $228.68 | $762.25 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta · Cookeville, TN XR UGI SERIES | $228.68 | $762.25 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN XR UGI SERIES | $228.68 | $762.25 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Hardin County General Hospital Savannah · Savannah, TN XR Upper GI | $238.37 | $624.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Jackson-Madison County General Hospital Jackson · Jackson, TN HC XRAY UPPER GI TRACT SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $241.50 | $805.00 | Jun 5, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar Hospital Bolivar · Bolivar, TN HC XRAY UPPER GI TRACT SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $241.50 | $805.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital Camden · Camden, TN HC XRAY UPPER GI TRACT SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $241.50 | $805.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital Dyersburg · Dyersburg, TN HC XRAY UPPER GI TRACT SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $241.50 | $805.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Milan Hospital Milan · Jackson, TN HC XRAY UPPER GI TRACT SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $241.50 | $805.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Volunteer Hospital Martin · Martin, TN HC XRAY UPPER GI TRACT SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $241.50 | $805.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC XR GI WO KUB | $246.75 | $1,175.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC XR GI WO KUB | $246.75 | $1,175.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC XR GI WO KUB | $246.75 | $1,175.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC X-Ray Upper GI Delay W/O Kub - Fl Upper GI Without Kub | $258.72 | $1,176.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC X-Ray Upper GI Delay W/O Kub - Fl Upper GI Without Kub | $258.72 | $1,176.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC X-Ray Upper GI Delay W/O Kub - Fl Upper GI Without Kub | $258.72 | $1,176.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC X-Ray Upper GI Delay W/O Kub - Fl Upper GI Without Kub | $258.72 | $1,176.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC X-Ray Upper GI Delay W/O Kub - Fl Upper GI Without Kub | $271.48 | $1,234.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Hixson Hixson · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC XR UGI W/O KUB | $273.51 | $924.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Wayne Medical Center Waynesboro · Waynesboro, TN XR Upper GI w/ Small Bowel | $274.29 | $669.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC XR GI WO KUB | $282.00 | $1,175.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN HC XR GI WO KUB | $290.26 | $1,262.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville, TN UGI SERIES (NO CRYSTALS) | $300.99 | $635.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HC XR UGI W/O KUB | $316.68 | $1,092.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC XR UGI W/O KUB | $316.68 | $1,092.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC XR UGI W/O KUB | $316.68 | $1,092.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center Powell · Knoxville, TN FL-UPPER GI SINGLE | $327.22 | $1,444.67 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY FL-UPPER GI SINGLE | $347.88 | $1,793.13 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Starr Regional Medical Center - Athens Athens · Athens, TN Radiologic examination, upper gastrointestinal tract, including scout abdominal radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study | $358.43 | $1,828.74 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Unity Medical Center Manchester · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN G I W/O KUB | $376.00 | $470.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Lafollette Medical Center Lafollette · Knoxville, TN FL-UPPER GI SINGLE | $390.06 | $1,444.67 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care System Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC XR UGI W/O KUB | $390.86 | $924.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Regional One Health Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 74240710200 - X-RAY XM UPR GI TRC 1CNTRST 74240 | $457.37 | $711.30 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital Pikeville · Pikeville, TN HC Upper GI Single Cont W/O Kub | $506.33 | $1,752.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Pulaski Pulaski · Pulaski, TN Radiologic examination, upper gastrointestinal tract, including scout abdominal radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study | $567.40 | $1,936.53 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN UGI W/SM INT W/SERIAL FILMS | $568.68 | $1,008.60 | Aug 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Radiologic examination, upper gastrointestinal tract, including scout abdominal radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study | $603.66 | $1,851.71 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg · Lawrenceburg, TN Radiologic examination, upper gastrointestinal tract, including scout abdominal radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study | $646.68 | $2,597.09 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Winchester Winchester · Winchester, TN Radiologic examination, upper gastrointestinal tract, including scout abdominal radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study | $719.28 | $2,912.07 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital Paris · Paris, TN XR UGI SINGLE CONTRAST INCL SCOUT | $909.00 | $909.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC Upper GI Single Cont W/O Kub | $925.06 | $1,752.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Trousdale Medical Center Hartsville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Radiologic examination, upper gastrointestinal tract, including scout abdominal radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study | $938.82 | $1,851.71 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN XR UGI SNGL CONTRAST | $1,143.57 | $1,143.57 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center Smyrna · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Radiologic examination, upper gastrointestinal tract, including scout abdominal radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study | $1,246.51 | $1,246.51 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN XR UGI SNGL CONTRAST | $2,246.25 | $2,246.25 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Antioch · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN XR UGI SNGL CONTRAST | $2,277.07 | $2,277.07 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge East Hospital East Ridge · Chattanooga, TN-GA Radiologic examination, upper gastrointestinal tract, including scout abdominal radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study | $2,302.70 | $2,302.70 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge Medical Center Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA Radiologic examination, upper gastrointestinal tract, including scout abdominal radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study | $2,302.70 | $2,302.70 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge Valley Hospital Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA Radiologic examination, upper gastrointestinal tract, including scout abdominal radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study | $2,302.70 | $2,302.70 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN XR UGI SNGL CONTRAST | $2,380.24 | $2,380.24 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Skyline Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN XR UGI SNGL CONTRAST | $2,402.28 | $2,402.28 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN XR UGI SNGL CONTRAST | $3,040.85 | $3,040.85 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center Mt Juliet · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN XR UGI SNGL CONTRAST | $3,164.70 | $3,164.70 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 17 | $181.30 | $938.82 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 10 | $246.75 | $258.72 |
| Knoxville, TN | 7 | $152.40 | $167.64 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 6 | $273.51 | $1,613.88 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $69.30 | $69.30 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $69.30 | $69.30 |
| Jackson, TN | 2 | $241.50 | $241.50 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 2 | $316.68 | $346.34 |
| Athens, TN | 1 | $358.43 | $358.43 |
| Bolivar, TN | 1 | $241.50 | $241.50 |
| Camden, TN | 1 | $241.50 | $241.50 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $347.88 | $347.88 |
| Cookeville, TN | 1 | $228.68 | $228.68 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $162.56 | $162.56 |
| Dayton, TN | 1 | $134.06 | $134.06 |
| Dyersburg, TN | 1 | $241.50 | $241.50 |
| Fayetteville, TN | 1 | $300.99 | $300.99 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $69.30 | $69.30 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $290.26 | $290.26 |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | 1 | $646.68 | $646.68 |
| Lewisburg, TN | 1 | $227.55 | $227.55 |
| Martin, TN | 1 | $241.50 | $241.50 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $217.79 | $217.79 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $152.40 | $152.40 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $506.33 | $506.33 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $567.40 | $567.40 |
| Paris, TN | 1 | $909.00 | $909.00 |
| Savannah, TN | 1 | $238.37 | $238.37 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $228.68 | $228.68 |
| Sweetwater, TN | 1 | $63.79 | $63.79 |
| Sevierville, TN | 1 | $147.32 | $147.32 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $316.68 | $316.68 |
| Tazewell, TN | 1 | $142.24 | $142.24 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $168.60 | $168.60 |
| Waynesboro, TN | 1 | $274.29 | $274.29 |
| Winchester, TN | 1 | $719.28 | $719.28 |
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
- 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
- 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.