Barium Enema (Colon X-ray, barium and air) cost at US hospitals

Contrast enema of the colon with abdominal radiographs and delayed images, double-contrast study with glucagon · CPT 74280

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Barium Enema (Colon X-ray, barium and air)

This is a barium enema done the detailed way: the colon is coated with liquid barium, then inflated with air so the lining itself shows up in outline, with a dose of glucagon to stop the bowel from cramping during the pictures. Extra abdominal films, including some taken after a delay, are part of the same study. Colonoscopy has replaced it for most questions, so it is now ordered mainly when a scope is not an option.

$110.77

lowest cash price

$820.15

national median

$8,153.13

highest cash price

886

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $110.77–$8,153.13 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$110.77

26-1214372 NEA Baptist — Jonesboro, AR

Most expensive published cash price

$8,153.13

HCA HOUSTON CONROE — CONROE, TX

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($1,374.00) → Sep 1, 2026 ($3,043.42)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 3 $1,363.32 $1,365.00 $2,020.20
Arizona 23 $198.36 $310.07 $1,203.53
Arkansas 7 $110.77 $290.87 $1,217.00
California 89 $250.25 $904.80 $3,230.77
Colorado 17 $200.64 $3,055.04 $6,981.15
Florida 75 $689.60 $2,655.20 $8,077.82
Georgia 25 $338.92 $903.24 $2,570.73
Hawaii 2 $368.00 $368.00 $663.75
Illinois 50 $200.00 $1,046.88 $2,049.60
Indiana 26 $804.00 $870.00 $3,449.61
Iowa 23 $349.92 $648.70 $1,442.40
Kansas 11 $684.40 $2,999.21 $4,097.53
Kentucky 21 $388.54 $983.40 $3,449.61
Louisiana 2 $529.10 $529.10 $529.10
Maine 7 $1,004.15 $1,729.50 $2,356.55
Maryland 2 $822.00 $822.00 $822.00
Michigan 27 $199.36 $658.00 $1,996.80
Minnesota 19 $277.06 $278.66 $1,146.40
Mississippi 10 $144.98 $263.60 $375.27
Missouri 20 $459.25 $804.65 $6,359.75
Montana 2 $636.00 $636.00 $1,031.20
Nebraska 12 $564.06 $612.36 $1,274.88
Nevada 4 $417.54 $881.71 $1,230.09
New Hampshire 1 $1,741.05 $1,741.05 $1,741.05
New Jersey 21 $127.19 $197.21 $399.33
New Mexico 2 $1,058.40 $1,058.40 $1,058.40
New York 21 $210.66 $210.66 $2,093.00
North Carolina 15 $529.00 $820.15 $828.03
North Dakota 4 $833.60 $1,132.80 $1,140.80
Ohio 67 $370.80 $814.45 $1,591.20
Oklahoma 15 $340.40 $564.85 $2,064.36
Oregon 13 $214.71 $826.20 $1,395.00
Pennsylvania 30 $377.40 $877.80 $2,179.20
South Carolina 10 $420.50 $698.00 $3,511.00
South Dakota 4 $1,121.60 $1,186.40 $1,545.60
Tennessee 36 $118.80 $182.16 $3,043.42
Texas 115 $301.59 $785.86 $8,153.13
Virginia 36 $118.80 $1,120.50 $4,459.00
Washington 31 $303.45 $658.62 $2,693.60
West Virginia 16 $295.20 $603.00 $954.00
Wisconsin 32 $229.14 $615.00 $1,433.88
Wyoming 4 $188.58 $713.15 $775.96

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $210.66 $1.00 – $378.41
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $210.66 $1.00 – $378.41
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY $210.66 $1.00 – $378.41
Elmhurst Hospital Center NY 11373, NY $210.66 $1.00 – $378.41
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $210.66 $1.00 – $378.41
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY $210.66 $1.00 – $378.41
North Central Bronx Bronx, NY $210.66 $1.00 – $378.41
MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER The Dalles, OR $214.71 $57.03 – $188.00
NORTHWEST MEDICAL FOUNDATION OF TILLAMOOK Tillamook, OR $222.48 $57.03 – $133.50
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZ $224.46 $129.45 – $783.00
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Appleton, WI $229.14 $63.54 – $359.39
Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Oshkosh, WI $229.14 $63.54 – $359.39
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon, TN $230.00 $63.28 – $325.10
62-1519754 BMH Golden Triangle Columbus, MS $230.00 $156.32 – $455.92
Henry Ford Hospital Detroit MI 48202 | 19401 Hubbard Dr., MI $241.18 $36.85 – $689.43
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI $241.18 $36.85 – $689.43
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital: Wyandotte, MI $241.18 $36.85 – $689.43
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI $241.18 $36.85 – $727.50
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West, AZ $243.25 $129.45 – $835.20
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley, AZ $245.34 $129.45 – $783.00
64-0682111 BMH DeSoto Southaven, MS $246.20 $154.86 – $456.43
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi, CA $250.25 $49.65 – $547.38
64-0844470 MBMC Yazoo Yazoo City, MS $254.61 $155.78 – $158.90
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZ $254.74 $129.45 – $835.20
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville, TN $258.51 $63.28 – $326.02
64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus Meridian, MS $263.60 $160.16 – $356.78
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago, IL $264.66 $177.98 – $1,483.19
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ $267.26 $72.99 – $783.00
39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County STARKVILLE, MS $269.12 $135.66 – $420.50
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson, AZ $269.24 $129.45 – $457.20
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $269.62 $7.12 – $503.28
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $272.48 $129.45 – $783.00
Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. Milwaukee, WI $274.54 $170.26 – $401.74
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus Milwaukee, WI $274.54 $170.26 – $401.74
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac, WI $276.65 $130.12 – $334.84
SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital Waupun, WI $276.65 $540.13 – $540.13
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon, WI $276.65 $540.13 – $540.13
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407, MN $277.06 $154.29 – $445.67
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN $277.06 $154.29 – $331.00
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN $277.06 $154.29 – $397.01
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt, MN $278.66 $164.00 – $514.39
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN $278.66 $164.00 – $514.39
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN $278.66 $164.00 – $514.39
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, MN $278.66 $167.11 – $910.10
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna, MN $278.66 $164.00 – $514.39
45-2896080 MBMC Leake Carthage, MS $279.45 $155.78 – $158.90
Henry Ford St John Hospital Detroit, MI $281.68 $100.98 – $331.40
64-0772726 BMH North Mississippi Oxford, MS $283.13 $39.00 – $453.49
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro, TN $286.13 $63.28 – $431.74
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville, TN $286.13 $63.28 – $431.74

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