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
Ascension Seton Edgar B. Davis (Ascension Seton) Luling, TX $261.54 $64.64 – $843.12
MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER The Dalles, OR $263.04 $36.88 – $120.00
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER Kailua, HI $264.32 $42.98 – $1,445.50
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe, WI $265.65 $170.37 – $212.77
UPMC Northwest Seneca, PA $268.20 $41.25 – $178.21
Ascension Seton Highland Lakes (Ascension Seton) Burnet, TX $268.83 $64.64 – $843.12
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon, TN $269.79 $36.83 – $325.10
Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling, CO $271.35 $168.24 – $584.91
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac, WI $276.65 $130.12 – $334.84
SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital Waupun, WI $276.65 $265.66 – $265.66
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon, WI $276.65 $265.66 – $265.66
Southampton Medical Center Franklin, VA $284.10 not published
UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA $287.40 $25.88 – $212.15
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $287.66 $62.94 – $437.49
UPMC Altoona Altoona, PA $288.00 $22.50 – $384.00
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY $291.00 $46.88 – $545.49
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $292.63 $62.94 – $437.49
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $294.56 $62.94 – $437.49
CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital Alexandria, LA $295.10 $165.95 – $359.81
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi, CA $295.92 $3.40 – $175.08
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC $304.50 $98.74 – $179.45
UPMC Cole Coudersport, PA $305.40 $39.38 – $407.20
CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold, GA $307.55 $137.35 – $841.59
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson, TN $307.55 $54.81 – $727.30
Banner Page Hospital Page, AZ $308.48 $35.62 – $253.87
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis, MO $310.20 $92.20 – $226.76
Covenant Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX $311.22 $170.91 – $185.89
St. Joseph's Hospital Buckhannon, WV $313.00 not published
Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City, NC $313.50 $167.65 – $171.01
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville, CA $314.22 $35.60 – $464.63
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $314.39 $127.67 – $650.17
SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES Simi Valley, CA $317.28 $166.94 – $539.49
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport, IA $322.80 $170.40 – $238.57
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo, IA $324.35 $117.27 – $499.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls, IA $324.35 $117.27 – $499.00
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield, CA $328.35 $3.40 – $388.02
CHI Health Plainview Plainview, NE $328.44 $238.51 – $529.50
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $330.50 not published
CHI Health Schuyler Schuyler, NE $332.35 $83.76 – $442.70
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine, KY $332.40 not published
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY $336.54 $119.67 – $119.67
Newark Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY $336.54 $76.71 – $159.84
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic Clifton Springs, NY $336.54 $65.97 – $97.83
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton Fenton, MO $336.60 $80.30 – $244.01
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton, MO $336.60 $80.30 – $244.01
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville, MO $336.60 $80.30 – $357.10
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles, MO $336.60 $80.30 – $244.01
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights, MO $336.60 $80.30 – $244.01
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis, MO $336.60 $80.30 – $244.01
Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) Kettering, OH $337.20 $172.82 – $556.96

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