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

Contrast enema of the colon with abdominal radiographs and delayed images, single-contrast study · CPT 74270

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Barium Enema (Colon X-ray, barium only)

This is a contrast enema: liquid barium is run into the colon through a tube in the rectum while x-ray pictures are taken, including plain abdominal images beforehand and further images after a delay. Single contrast means barium alone, without air pumped in afterward, so the study shows the outline and course of the colon rather than fine detail of its lining.

$85.50

lowest cash price

$666.90

national median

$6,634.15

highest cash price

890

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $85.50–$6,634.15 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$85.50

Bristol Regional Medical Center — BRISTOL, TN

Most expensive published cash price

$6,634.15

HCA HOUSTON CONROE — CONROE, TX

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($1,029.60) → Sep 1, 2026 ($2,279.42)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 3 $834.96 $1,162.20 $1,804.92
Arizona 23 $178.22 $264.52 $954.96
Arkansas 7 $96.90 $218.28 $869.00
California 89 $212.31 $707.20 $2,340.99
Colorado 17 $131.30 $2,772.42 $6,630.25
Florida 73 $428.80 $1,648.40 $6,537.87
Georgia 25 $338.92 $770.25 $1,940.16
Hawaii 2 $393.60 $393.60 $509.25
Illinois 51 $175.00 $732.24 $1,314.40
Indiana 26 $520.50 $674.40 $2,279.42
Iowa 25 $210.72 $490.07 $1,168.00
Kansas 11 $566.40 $2,456.97 $3,540.37
Kentucky 21 $287.33 $862.20 $2,301.81
Louisiana 2 $354.64 $354.64 $354.64
Maine 7 $1,004.15 $1,178.30 $1,758.65
Maryland 2 $571.80 $571.80 $571.80
Michigan 27 $157.36 $514.00 $1,316.00
Minnesota 19 $286.66 $374.86 $886.40
Mississippi 8 $107.58 $175.04 $266.28
Missouri 20 $413.05 $585.00 $4,384.34
Montana 2 $480.80 $480.80 $760.80
Nebraska 11 $368.76 $417.48 $1,004.30
Nevada 4 $243.88 $629.76 $878.60
New Hampshire 1 $1,029.60 $1,029.60 $1,029.60
New Jersey 21 $102.68 $197.21 $260.99
New Mexico 2 $923.16 $923.16 $923.16
New York 21 $210.66 $210.66 $1,820.00
North Carolina 15 $375.50 $594.68 $1,392.00
North Dakota 4 $583.20 $872.80 $1,024.00
Ohio 67 $315.60 $798.20 $1,260.00
Oklahoma 14 $287.68 $451.75 $2,064.36
Oregon 13 $183.06 $826.20 $1,014.75
Pennsylvania 30 $291.00 $647.40 $1,312.80
South Carolina 11 $347.50 $902.40 $2,897.00
South Dakota 4 $858.40 $988.00 $1,073.60
Tennessee 36 $85.50 $179.36 $3,023.19
Texas 115 $257.67 $742.20 $6,634.15
Virginia 39 $85.50 $975.00 $3,826.00
Washington 31 $359.32 $604.00 $1,988.70
West Virginia 16 $352.00 $439.50 $877.80
Wisconsin 32 $167.01 $472.50 $1,079.10
Wyoming 4 $181.44 $642.75 $699.36

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island, IL $490.07 $45.16 – $270.15
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Muscatine Muscatine, IA $490.07 $45.16 – $251.16
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee Shawnee, OK $492.25 $140.98 – $400.55
ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE HOSPITAL Clearlake, CA $493.56 $74.46 – $2,262.15
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge, IA $500.25 $45.16 – $531.51
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits, CA $504.00 $5.00 – $197.70
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque, IA $505.05 $157.36 – $777.00
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $507.38 $444.60 – $1,148.95
Moanalua Medical Center HONOLULU, HI $509.25 $184.00 – $184.00
Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside, OR $510.00 not published
Corewell Health Pennock Hastings, MI $514.00 not published
Corewell Health Big Rapids Big Rapids, MI $514.00 $174.77 – $314.59
Corewell Health Gerber Fremont, MI $514.00 not published
Corewell Health Reed City Po Box 75, MI $514.00 not published
Corewell Health Greenville Greenville, MI $514.00 $174.77 – $314.59
Corewell Health Zeeland Zeeland, MI $514.00 $174.77 – $314.59
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH $517.40 $169.13 – $175.89
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $520.17 $316.50 – $1,178.45
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo, CA $520.50 $5.00 – $418.36
Parkview Whitley Hospital & Parkview Kosciusko Hospital Columbia City, IN $520.50 $185.58 – $278.36
Parkview Huntington Hospital Huntington, IN $521.50 $185.58 – $278.36
Parkview LaGrange Hospital Lagrange, IN $524.00 $386.31 – $386.31
Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter, MO $525.20 $85.76 – $1,127.17
St. Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA $525.48 $74.46 – $1,286.90
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville, OH $527.67 $638.40 – $819.28
Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH $528.45 $169.13 – $169.13
Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH $528.45 $169.13 – $169.13
Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH $528.45 $169.13 – $169.13
Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH $528.45 $172.82 – $172.82
Parkview DeKalb Hospital Auburn, IN $529.00 $185.58 – $278.36
Parkview Noble Hospital Kendallville, IN $530.50 $185.58 – $278.36
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria, CA $532.86 $74.46 – $1,017.24
Parkview Wabash Hospital Wabash, IN $536.50 $386.31 – $386.31
Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) Saint Johns, FL $538.17 $175.12 – $393.89
Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $538.17 $173.33 – $393.89
Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Middleburg, FL $538.17 $173.33 – $393.89
St. Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA $541.33 $204.25 – $1,378.74
Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY $541.59 $25.25 – $100.53
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $542.13 $4.66 – $581.28
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA $544.28 $74.46 – $1,338.00
Parkview Regional Medical Center & Parkview Hospital Randallia Fort Wayne, IN $547.00 $185.58 – $278.36
Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN $547.00 $185.58 – $278.36
Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WV $553.50 $23.63 – $293.00
Ascension Seton Cedar Park Hospital Cedar Park, TX $560.33 $97.29 – $1,153.17
Thomas Hospitals South Charleston, WV $560.50 $36.29 – $847.35
UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids, IA $560.78 $45.16 – $262.86
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo Baraboo, WI $561.55 $127.78 – $1,240.88
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA $562.87 $67.01 – $1,283.00
Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc Manhattan, KS $566.40 $40.46 – $1,147.95
Mansfield Hospital Mansfield, OH $566.80 $167.48 – $174.18

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