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
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane, WA $1,434.30 $195.46 – $655.99
St Mary's Hospital Richmond, VA $1,458.00 not published
St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA $1,458.00 not published
Memorial Regional Hospital Mechanicsville, VA $1,458.00 not published
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced, CA $1,459.51 $108.81 – $505.72
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas, CA $1,465.87 $135.72 – $625.24
Adventhealth Waterman Tavares, FL $1,491.21 $137.92 – $369.60
Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick, ME $1,503.55 $32.95 – $1,061.51
Pen Bay Medical Center Rockport, ME $1,504.95 $35.20 – $1,186.30
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa, CA $1,511.13 $249.04 – $384.63
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX $1,522.00 $176.20 – $343.59
Houston Methodist West Hospital Houston, TX $1,522.00 $176.20 – $704.80
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX $1,522.00 $176.20 – $343.59
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX $1,522.00 $176.20 – $343.59
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX $1,522.00 $176.20 – $343.59
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX $1,522.00 $176.20 – $352.40
Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX $1,522.00 $324.56 – $324.56
Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX $1,522.00 $176.20 – $343.59
St Jude Medical Center Fullerton, CA $1,564.32 $191.76 – $417.35
AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL $1,608.00 $158.99 – $485.39
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Lexington, MO $1,613.97 $101.17 – $158.49
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital Cortlandt Manor, NY $1,621.00 $147.96 – $377.30
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) Panama City, FL $1,622.00 $178.69 – $393.89
Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield, TX $1,664.46 $176.20 – $352.40
Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South Burleson, TX $1,664.46 $176.49 – $352.98
Baptist Health Floyd New Albany, IN $1,677.54 $60.11 – $3,355.08
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown, KY $1,677.54 $178.02 – $4,473.44
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin, KY $1,677.54 $2,236.72 – $4,473.44
Baptist Health La Grange La Grange, KY $1,677.54 $259.40 – $4,473.44
Baptist Health Lexington Lexington, KY $1,677.54 $178.02 – $4,547.25
Baptist Health Louisville Louisville, KY $1,677.54 $105.83 – $4,473.44
Baptist Health Paducah Paducah, KY $1,677.54 $178.02 – $4,473.44
St Anne Hospital Toledo, OH $1,684.20 not published
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA $1,719.20 $195.46 – $629.28
Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte, FL $1,814.46 $142.14 – $334.46
MEDICAL CITY FRISCO HOSPITAL Frisco, TX $1,840.21 $121.96 – $346.07
Adventhealth Gordon Calhoun, GA $1,844.53 $109.48 – $353.11
AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO $1,898.37 $151.20 – $342.30
AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO $1,898.37 $151.20 – $342.30
AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO $1,898.37 $151.20 – $342.30
AdventHealth Avista Louisville, CO $1,898.37 $151.20 – $346.10
AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO $1,898.37 $151.20 – $342.30
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa, FL $1,903.56 $136.01 – $406.63
Adventhealth Riverview Riverview, FL $1,903.56 $238.49 – $238.49
Adventhealth Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL $1,903.56 $136.01 – $406.63
Adventhealth Zephyrhills Zephyrhills, FL $1,903.56 $136.01 – $424.78
Adventhealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL $1,903.56 $136.01 – $406.63
Adventhealth Dade City Dade City, FL $1,914.22 $183.17 – $415.19
Adventhealth North Pinellas Tarpon Springs, FL $1,946.09 $136.01 – $406.63
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL-MONTGOMERY CHRISTIANSBURG, VA $1,997.00 $158.63 – $401.74

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