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

900

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 ($1,613.97)

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 23 $210.66 $222.80 $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 33 $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
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville Janesville, WI $833.25 $132.50 – $619.13
Sanford Hospital Webster Webster, SD $836.00 $328.13 – $940.50
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX $840.84 $176.20 – $794.48
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX $840.84 $547.23 – $794.48
Covenant Specialty Hospital Lubbock, TX $840.84 not published
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau, MO $850.20 $115.95 – $1,127.17
SPOTSYLVANIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Fredericksburg, VA $853.84 $96.49 – $512.89
WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg, PA $855.20 $41.25 – $1,006.60
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla, WA $858.90 $162.81 – $361.60
Yavapai Regional Medical Center (East) Prescott, AZ $859.98 $72.25 – $134.06
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook, MN $865.60 $186.92 – $973.80
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy, MN $865.60 $186.92 – $973.80
Southside Regional Medical Center Petersburg, VA $868.50 not published
CHI Health St. Mary's Nebraska City, NE $869.84 $224.49 – $1,006.08
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA $873.00 $41.25 – $186.69
CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs, AR $877.00 $79.45 – $701.60
STONECREST MEDICAL CENTER Smyrna, TN $882.80 $47.51 – $269.77
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz, CA $891.90 $135.72 – $2,918.31
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA $896.58 $244.06 – $327.22
OVIEDO MEDICAL CENTER Oviedo, FL $902.70 $401.74 – $433.03
UPMC Magee Pittsburgh, PA $903.60 $41.25 – $186.25
AdventHealth Polk Columbus, NC $907.31 not published
St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown, OH $913.80 not published
St Elizabeth Boardman Hospital Youngstown, OH $913.80 not published
St Joseph Warren Hospital Warren, OH $913.80 not published
Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon, IA $924.00 $329.18 – $1,039.50
Franklin Memorial Hospital Farmington, ME $924.65 $37.96 – $773.93
Boca Raton Regional Hospital BOCA RATON, FL $924.95 $161.10 – $929.22
Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Kodiak, AK $925.86 not published
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale, WA $925.88 $498.80 – $1,888.05
Houston Methodist Hospital Houston, TX $932.00 $176.20 – $704.80
Emory Hospital Perry Perry, GA $938.00 $123.47 – $455.55
Emory Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins, GA $938.00 $123.47 – $455.55
Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA $944.40 not published
Maryview Hospital Portsmouth, VA $944.40 not published
Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls, SD $958.40 $81.44 – $1,078.20
OSF Saint James John W Albrecht Medical Center Pontiac, IL $964.80 $187.96 – $191.72
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles, VA $967.51 $144.74 – $482.96
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Midwest Midwest City, OK $969.95 $120.72 – $361.01
St. Elizabeth Community Hospital Red Bluff, CA $977.62 $135.31 – $1,640.52
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester, KY $978.72 $164.58 – $164.58
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing, NY $983.00 $67.00 – $377.75
Adventhealth Fish Memorial Orange City, FL $987.27 $161.87 – $348.60
Marion General Hospital Marion, OH $991.25 $167.48 – $174.18
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland, WA $991.90 $195.46 – $712.48
OSF St Francis Hospital Escanaba, MI $992.80 not published
martin north hospital Stuart, FL $997.75 $17.67 – $767.50
indian river hospital Vero Beach, FL $997.75 $17.88 – $1,228.00
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA $1,002.05 $115.47 – $612.97
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland, OH $1,008.80 $1.10 – $1,105.20

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