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
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR $705.00 $83.17 – $735.08
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH $709.50 $161.25 – $851.40
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria, OH $709.50 $161.25 – $298.70
University Hospitals St. John Medical Center Westlake OH, OH $709.50 $161.25 – $322.56
University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center Willoughby OH 44094|7590 Auburn Road, OH $709.50 $161.25 – $298.70
University Hospitals Parma Medical Center Parma OH 44129|7007 Powers Boulevard, OH $709.50 $165.94 – $298.70
University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna OH 44266, OH $709.50 $179.20 – $322.56
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon, OH $709.50 $161.25 – $298.70
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood, OH $709.50 $161.25 – $851.40
Adventhealth Central Texas Killeen, TX $712.36 $176.20 – $701.55
California Hospital Medical Center Los Angeles, CA $717.32 $118.28 – $1,168.41
OSF Saint Clare Medical Center Princeton, IL $721.60 not published
Lincoln Health Damariscotta, ME $728.85 $37.96 – $661.80
OSF St Mary Medical Center Galesburg, IL $732.00 $187.96 – $191.72
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, KY $733.78 $229.29 – $1,325.87
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati, OH $734.40 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH $734.40 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia, OH $734.40 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason, OH $734.40 not published
Fairfield Hospital Fairfield, OH $734.40 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati, OH $734.40 not published
St. Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA $741.30 $204.25 – $1,888.05
Sanford Fargo Medical Center Fargo, ND $741.60 $121.50 – $834.30
Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CA $745.33 $91.79 – $1,571.12
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA $745.64 $35.36 – $491.19
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA $745.64 $35.36 – $447.38
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA $746.20 $151.36 – $610.71
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison, WI $746.90 $127.78 – $649.57
Mercy Hospital Healdton Healdton, OK $747.50 $69.96 – $403.20
Southeastern Medical Center Cambridge, OH $747.50 $165.94 – $172.58
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington, MN $750.40 $135.41 – $844.20
Sanford Medical Center Hillsboro Hillsboro, ND $752.00 $227.57 – $846.00
Sanford Medical Center Mayville Mayville, ND $752.00 $227.57 – $846.00
Willard Hospital Willard, OH $759.60 not published
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby, MN $760.80 $186.92 – $855.90
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji, MN $760.80 $132.55 – $855.90
Sanford Vermillion Hospital Vermillion, SD $761.60 $280.84 – $856.80
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena, TX $770.70 $115.86 – $1,651.50
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque, IA $774.76 $35.36 – $774.75
Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CA $775.69 $135.72 – $1,747.42
ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE HOSPITAL Clearlake, CA $776.88 $135.72 – $2,796.75
UPMC St. Margaret Pittsburgh, PA $779.40 $41.25 – $186.69
HSHS St. Mary's Hospital DECATUR, IL $784.08 $107.70 – $1,089.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange, CA $784.32 $191.76 – $417.35
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center Rockford, IL $787.80 $89.06 – $657.87
HSHS Holy Family Hospital GREENVILLE, IL $788.40 $107.70 – $469.91
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA $788.50 $174.56 – $179.69
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $788.50 $174.56 – $179.69
Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $788.50 $174.56 – $179.69
Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk, VA $788.50 $174.56 – $179.69

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