Upper GI series cost in West Virginia
In West Virginia, 30 hospitals publish a cash price for upper GI series (X-ray of esophagus, stomach and duodenum with contrast): from $121.50 to $1,508.00, with a median of $374.75. The lowest price is at Williamson Memorial (Williamson). The highest price is 12.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $374.75, is 32% below the US median of $555.04.
- That is 2.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($179.20).
- West Virginia ranks 8th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 30 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 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$121.50Williamson Memorial
Median$374.75half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,508.00in West Virginia
Lowest saves$253.25vs the median
Hospitals in West Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williamson Memorial lowest Williamson · Williamson, WV XR UP GI INC SCOUT+1 CONTRAST | $121.50 | $243.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Boone Memorial Hospital Madison · Charleston, WV XR UGI WITHOUT KUB SINGLE | $170.10 | $243.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Thomas Memorial Hospital South Charleston · Charleston, WV SINGLE CONTRAST X-RAY OF UPPER DIGESTIVE TRACT | $210.50 | $421.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Montgomery General Hospital Montgomery · Beckley, WV UPPER GI SERIES W/KUB | $228.47 | $304.62 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg · Petersburg, WV SINGLE CONTRAST X-RAY OF UPPER DIGESTIVE TRACT | $280.80 | $351.00 | Jul 12, 2026 source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale · Wheeling, WV-OH SINGLE CONTRAST X-RAY OF UPPER DIGESTIVE TRACT | $294.00 | $588.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Jackson General Hospital Ripley · Ripley, WV X-RAY XM UPR GI TRC 1CNTRST | $308.50 | $617.00 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Parkersburg · Parkersburg-Vienna, WV SINGLE CONTRAST X-RAY OF UPPER DIGESTIVE TRACT | $316.50 | $633.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville · Summersville, WV X-RAY XM UPR GI TRC 1CNTRST | $319.00 | $638.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Preston Memorial Hospital Kingwood · Morgantown, WV XR UGI W/O KUB | $342.75 | $685.50 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville · New Martinsville, WV X-RAY XM UPR GI TRC 1CNTRST | $349.50 | $699.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Sistersville General Hospital Sistersville · Sistersville, WV Xr Upper Gi, Single Contrast | $352.11 | $586.85 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Princeton Community Hospital Assn Princeton · Bluefield, WV-VA SINGLE CONTRAST X-RAY OF UPPER DIGESTIVE TRACT | $354.00 | $708.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Medical Center Ranson · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV X-RAY XM UPR GI TRC 1CNTRST | $366.00 | $732.00 | Jul 12, 2026 source file |
| Raleigh General Hospital Beckley · Beckley, WV Radiologic examination, upper gastrointestinal tract, including scout abdominal radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study | $374.50 | $936.25 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon Buckhannon · Buckhannon, WV X-RAY XM UPR GI TRC 1CNTRST | $375.00 | $750.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg · Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV SINGLE CONTRAST X-RAY OF UPPER DIGESTIVE TRACT | $385.50 | $771.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Potomac Valley Hospital of WV Keyser · Cumberland, MD-WV X-RAY XM UPR GI TRC 1CNTRST | $409.00 | $818.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown · Morgantown, WV SINGLE CONTRAST X-RAY OF UPPER DIGESTIVE TRACT | $411.50 | $823.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Wheeling Hospital Wheeling · Wheeling, WV-OH SINGLE CONTRAST X-RAY OF UPPER DIGESTIVE TRACT | $417.50 | $835.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| United Hospital Center Bridgeport · Clarksburg, WV X-RAY XM UPR GI TRC 1CNTRST | $432.00 | $864.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Stonewall Jackson Hospital Weston · Weston, WV XR Upper GI | $505.96 | $1,011.91 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Weirton Medical Center Weirton · Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH X-RAY XM UPR GI TRC 1CNTRST | $581.50 | $1,163.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Mon Health Marion Neighborhood Hospital White Hall · Fairmont, WV General Diagnostic Exam | $673.80 | $1,347.60 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Mon Health Medical Center Morgantown · Morgantown, WV General Diagnostic Exam | $673.80 | $1,347.60 | Apr 10, 2026 source file |
| St. Mary’s Medical Center Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH CR Upper GI | $847.77 | $847.77 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Beckley Arh Hospital Beckley · Beckley, WV XR UP GI INC SCOUT+1 CONTRAST | $1,149.00 | $1,915.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Summers County Arh Hospital Hinton · Hinton, WV XR UP GI INC SCOUT+1 CONTRAST | $1,149.00 | $1,915.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH CR Upper GI/SBFT | $1,188.91 | $1,188.91 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Medical Center Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH UPPER GI W/ SMALL BOWEL | $1,508.00 | $1,508.00 | Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beckley, WV | 3 | $228.47 | $374.50 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 3 | $847.77 | $1,188.91 |
| Morgantown, WV | 3 | $342.75 | $411.50 |
| Charleston, WV | 2 | $170.10 | $190.30 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 2 | $294.00 | $355.75 |
| Buckhannon, WV | 1 | $375.00 | $375.00 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $354.00 | $354.00 |
| Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $432.00 | $432.00 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 1 | $409.00 | $409.00 |
| Fairmont, WV | 1 | $673.80 | $673.80 |
| Hinton, WV | 1 | $1,149.00 | $1,149.00 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $385.50 | $385.50 |
| New Martinsville, WV | 1 | $349.50 | $349.50 |
| Petersburg, WV | 1 | $280.80 | $280.80 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $316.50 | $316.50 |
| Ripley, WV | 1 | $308.50 | $308.50 |
| Sistersville, WV | 1 | $352.11 | $352.11 |
| Summersville, WV | 1 | $319.00 | $319.00 |
| Weston, WV | 1 | $505.96 | $505.96 |
| Williamson, WV | 1 | $121.50 | $121.50 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $366.00 | $366.00 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 1 | $581.50 | $581.50 |
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
- Tennessee$258.72
- Texas$675.19
- Utah$995.71
- Vermont$1,165.64
- Virginia$831.60
- Washington$675.95
- Wisconsin$685.00
- Wyoming$657.32
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.