Small Bowel Barium X-ray (Follow-Through) cost at US hospitals

Small bowel series with multiple serial abdominal radiographs and delayed images, single-contrast study · CPT 74250

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Small Bowel Barium X-ray (Follow-Through)

A small bowel follow-through tracks swallowed barium down the whole length of the small intestine, with x-rays repeated at intervals until the contrast reaches the colon. It is as much a timing test as a picture: how long the transit takes is part of the answer. Expect to be at the department for one to two hours, sometimes longer.

$69.30

lowest cash price

$557.70

national median

$5,600.79

highest cash price

897

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $69.30–$5,600.79 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$69.30

Bristol Regional Medical Center — BRISTOL, TN

Most expensive published cash price

$5,600.79

HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER — Houston, TX

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($801.10) → Sep 1, 2026 ($1,327.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 3 $802.62 $925.86 $1,190.28
Arizona 23 $104.31 $154.82 $859.98
Arkansas 7 $86.83 $238.70 $877.00
California 90 $153.23 $481.60 $1,564.32
Colorado 17 $127.42 $1,898.37 $4,062.85
Florida 69 $480.17 $1,814.46 $5,292.25
Georgia 25 $307.55 $557.70 $2,994.22
Hawaii 2 $264.32 $264.32 $509.25
Illinois 50 $166.65 $627.20 $1,215.60
Indiana 26 $258.00 $530.50 $1,677.54
Iowa 26 $187.68 $411.12 $1,011.00
Kansas 11 $463.60 $1,079.57 $2,750.43
Kentucky 21 $332.40 $585.25 $1,677.54
Louisiana 2 $295.10 $295.10 $295.10
Maine 7 $728.85 $805.80 $1,504.95
Maryland 2 $393.00 $393.00 $393.00
Michigan 27 $106.40 $355.00 $992.80
Minnesota 19 $415.54 $515.42 $865.60
Mississippi 10 $86.24 $156.80 $215.00
Missouri 20 $310.20 $426.40 $4,081.19
Montana 2 $473.60 $473.60 $660.00
Nebraska 12 $328.44 $402.36 $869.84
Nevada 4 $212.79 $391.96 $546.84
New Hampshire 1 $1,054.10 $1,054.10 $1,054.10
New Jersey 21 $104.49 $197.21 $294.56
New Mexico 2 $598.08 $598.08 $598.08
New York 22 $210.66 $210.66 $1,621.00
North Carolina 15 $313.50 $511.38 $907.31
North Dakota 4 $405.60 $741.60 $752.00
Ohio 67 $337.20 $709.50 $1,684.20
Oklahoma 16 $113.00 $359.15 $1,150.00
Oregon 12 $142.56 $705.00 $826.20
Pennsylvania 31 $225.00 $669.60 $1,312.80
South Carolina 11 $304.50 $550.20 $2,106.00
South Dakota 4 $761.60 $798.40 $958.40
Tennessee 36 $69.30 $106.59 $2,607.68
Texas 113 $249.55 $639.60 $5,600.79
Virginia 40 $69.30 $788.50 $2,928.00
Washington 32 $231.20 $581.20 $1,719.20
West Virginia 16 $237.00 $400.50 $489.00
Wisconsin 32 $116.85 $530.00 $1,079.10
Wyoming 4 $181.44 $424.51 $461.90

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines, IA $591.28 $35.36 – $217.30
OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center Ottawa, IL $591.60 $187.96 – $191.72
CHI Health St. Francis Grand Island, NE $592.36 $158.49 – $943.76
UPMC Hamot Erie, PA $596.40 $41.25 – $270.53
Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA $596.40 not published
HSHS St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center GREEN BAY, WI $597.96 $52.32 – $456.60
HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital SHEBOYGAN, WI $597.96 $52.32 – $456.60
HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Green Bay, WI $597.96 $54.25 – $456.60
HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital OCONTO FALLS, WI $597.96 $179.20 – $495.60
Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital Hobbs, NM $598.08 $173.99 – $243.58
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA $600.27 $173.99 – $262.15
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY $600.79 $229.29 – $1,212.12
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park, IL $601.20 $71.42 – $349.61
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110, TX $602.88 $121.96 – $753.60
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100, TX $602.88 $121.96 – $904.32
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park, TX $602.88 $121.96 – $904.32
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - TAYLOR Taylor, TX $602.88 $190.91 – $803.84
St. Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $604.69 $234.44 – $1,573.38
Ascension St. Vincent Randolph (St. Vincent Randolph Hospital, Inc.) Winchester, IN $610.20 $11.78 – $250.00
UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids, IA $611.29 $35.36 – $286.54
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital Breese, IL $613.44 $102.57 – $852.00
Orange County Anaheim Medical Center Anaheim, CA $613.60 $161.00 – $161.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK, CA $613.60 $161.00 – $161.00
Downey Medical Center Downey, CA $613.60 $161.00 – $161.00
San Bernardino - Fontana Medical Center FONTANA, CA $613.60 $161.00 – $161.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE, CA $613.60 $161.00 – $161.00
South Bay Medical Center HARBOR CITY, CA $613.60 $161.00 – $161.00
San Marcos Medical Center SAN MARCOS, CA $613.60 $161.00 – $161.00
West Los Angeles Medical Center LOS ANGELES, CA $613.60 $161.00 – $161.00
Woodland Hills Medical Center WOODLAND HILLS, CA $613.60 $161.00 – $161.00
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY, CA $613.60 $161.00 – $161.00
San Diego Clairemont Mesa Medical Center SAN DIEGO, CA $613.60 $161.00 – $161.00
Los Angeles Sunset Medical Center LOS ANGELES, CA $613.60 $161.00 – $161.00
Moreno Valley Medical Center MORENO VALLEY, CA $613.60 $161.00 – $161.00
Central Medical Center Seattle, WA $616.00 $179.00 – $179.00
Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville, AR $618.80 $35.00 – $364.44
Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia, VA $619.80 not published
Providence Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA $619.85 $210.18 – $864.05
OSF Saint Paul Medical Center Mendota, IL $627.20 not published
Corewell Health Gross Pointe Grosse Pointe, MI $629.00 $96.44 – $236.04
Corewell Health Taylor Taylor, MI $629.00 $104.61 – $236.04
Corewell Health Trenton Trenton, MI $629.00 $104.61 – $236.04
Corewell Health Troy Troy, MI $629.00 $95.98 – $235.94
Corewell Health Wayne Wayne, MI $629.00 $104.61 – $236.04
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut, OH $630.75 $161.25 – $229.38
University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center Geneva, OH $630.75 $161.25 – $229.38
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA $633.03 $135.72 – $1,554.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria, CA $635.58 $135.72 – $1,207.36
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $638.06 $234.44 – $1,573.38
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance Fort Worth, TX $639.60 $121.96 – $134.16

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