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Upper GI X-Ray Series

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 74240

This is an X-ray study of the stomach and upper small intestine, taken after the patient swallows a contrast liquid that coats the lining of the digestive tract so it shows up clearly on the images. It is used to look for ulcers, narrowing, abnormal contractions, or other structural problems.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Upper GI X-Ray Series cost?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $372 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$151$112 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$372$269 to $427

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $186 to $562Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $95 to $214
$100$200$500facility $372professional $151

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$141.25
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Rhode Island· 20th of 51

$151

AK $363FL $97.72

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.