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
64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus Meridian, MS $156.80 $160.16 – $356.78
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ $158.11 $129.45 – $411.75
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $161.10 $62.94 – $437.49
45-2896080 MBMC Leake Carthage, MS $162.90 $155.78 – $158.90
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $163.05 $129.45 – $411.75
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago, IL $166.65 $93.04 – $775.31
TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Templeton, CA $169.26 $225.20 – $3,143.40
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ $170.19 $129.45 – $411.75
64-0663760 BMH Booneville Booneville, MS $171.36 $152.23 – $444.00
Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) Tulsa, OK $172.14 $29.40 – $677.36
Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) Owasso, OK $172.14 $29.40 – $381.01
Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) Bartlesville, OK $172.14 $29.40 – $408.06
Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) Nowata, OK $172.14 $29.40 – $223.86
Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) Sapulpa, OK $172.14 $29.40 – $195.22
Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) Jenks, OK $172.14 $29.40 – $80.85
SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC. San Luis Obispo, CA $173.79 $225.20 – $2,510.30
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL $175.00 $120.82 – $304.50
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL $175.00 $125.82 – $304.50
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange, IL $175.00 $124.92 – $304.50
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL $175.00 $124.92 – $304.50
39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County STARKVILLE, MS $175.04 $114.42 – $360.95
Banner Wyoming Medical Center Casper, WY $181.44 $116.64 – $414.72
64-0881013 MBMC Jackson Jackson, MS $184.38 $161.61 – $452.51
Henry Ford St John Hospital Detroit, MI $186.48 $52.96 – $331.40
CHI Health Mercy Corning Corning, IA $187.68 $168.13 – $383.18
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO $188.60 $106.00 – $429.38
CHI St. Vincent Morrilton Morrilton, AR $188.99 $79.45 – $151.71
Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. Milwaukee, WI $189.21 $80.25 – $401.74
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin, WI $189.21 $80.25 – $401.74
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus Milwaukee, WI $189.21 $80.25 – $401.74
CHI Health Missouri Valley Missouri Valley, IA $191.59 $136.85 – $383.18
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $192.01 $63.20 – $437.49
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta, CA $192.95 $59.52 – $248.00
Henry Ford Genesys Hospital Grand Blanc Twp, MI $193.62 $96.92 – $242.99
Ocean University Medical Center Brick, NJ $194.55 $98.19 – $313.46
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ $194.55 $98.19 – $313.46
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ $197.04 $98.19 – $483.42
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ $197.04 $98.19 – $313.46
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ $197.04 $53.73 – $483.42
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix, AZ $197.17 $127.67 – $851.22
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ $197.21 $86.36 – $483.42
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison, NJ $197.21 $129.84 – $511.99
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ $209.65 $57.06 – $552.17
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ $209.65 $62.94 – $483.42
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016, NY $210.66 $1.00 – $328.43
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $210.66 $1.00 – $328.43
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx, NY $210.66 $1.00 – $328.43
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $210.66 $1.00 – $328.43
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $210.66 $1.00 – $328.43
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $210.66 $1.00 – $328.43

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