Video Swallow Study (Modified Barium Swallow) cost at US hospitals

Video swallowing study with cineradiography or videoradiography, neck radiographs and delayed images, contrast study · CPT 74230

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Video Swallow Study (Modified Barium Swallow)

This study films a swallow as it happens. The patient eats and drinks barium-coated food and liquid of different thicknesses under x-ray video, so clinicians can see whether anything is going into the airway instead of the esophagus. It is commonly called a modified barium swallow.

$64.80

lowest cash price

$524.50

national median

$5,109.80

highest cash price

912

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $64.80–$5,109.80 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$64.80

82-3844150 BMH Crittenden — West Memphis, AR

Most expensive published cash price

$5,109.80

HCA FLORIDA OSCEOLA HOSPITAL — ORLANDO, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($543.00) → Sep 1, 2026 ($1,252.79)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 4 $964.08 $1,114.62 $1,223.82
Arizona 22 $117.61 $174.56 $834.01
Arkansas 7 $64.80 $205.96 $485.00
California 88 $144.90 $546.00 $1,409.04
Colorado 15 $127.42 $2,014.84 $3,437.49
Florida 77 $216.82 $1,305.91 $5,109.80
Georgia 25 $485.15 $733.20 $3,977.73
Hawaii 2 $333.76 $333.76 $483.00
Illinois 51 $108.24 $622.80 $1,074.96
Indiana 26 $258.00 $439.00 $1,252.79
Iowa 28 $270.00 $412.84 $828.00
Kansas 11 $212.40 $1,220.13 $2,362.00
Kentucky 22 $292.46 $694.80 $2,109.42
Louisiana 2 $273.52 $273.52 $273.52
Maine 7 $543.00 $744.10 $1,031.20
Maryland 2 $500.40 $500.40 $500.40
Michigan 27 $125.44 $514.00 $946.40
Minnesota 19 $207.79 $208.99 $791.20
Mississippi 10 $86.40 $151.44 $264.15
Missouri 20 $286.65 $388.05 $3,073.91
Montana 2 $432.80 $432.80 $475.20
Nebraska 12 $317.94 $372.14 $795.14
Nevada 4 $160.80 $499.59 $696.99
New Hampshire 1 $876.85 $876.85 $876.85
New Jersey 22 $110.42 $197.04 $363.00
New Mexico 2 $997.92 $997.92 $997.92
New York 23 $162.72 $210.66 $1,960.00
North Carolina 15 $363.98 $363.98 $1,080.03
North Dakota 2 $502.40 $502.40 $734.40
Ohio 68 $174.00 $590.20 $1,008.00
Oklahoma 16 $240.41 $300.30 $715.00
Oregon 13 $94.50 $538.50 $826.20
Pennsylvania 32 $215.40 $590.40 $1,312.80
South Carolina 11 $272.50 $452.50 $1,705.00
South Dakota 6 $642.40 $662.40 $757.60
Tennessee 36 $69.30 $90.42 $1,495.86
Texas 115 $107.37 $601.05 $4,707.14
Virginia 41 $69.30 $546.50 $2,787.00
Washington 31 $211.68 $566.00 $1,600.90
West Virginia 15 $255.50 $394.00 $579.60
Wisconsin 32 $166.42 $437.50 $1,079.10
Wyoming 4 $181.44 $432.96 $471.09

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Churchill Community Hospital Fallon, NV $160.80 $78.00 – $288.00
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $161.56 $129.45 – $464.25
Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur, NY $162.72 $58.57 – $58.57
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix, AZ $163.51 $130.53 – $1,020.26
Massena Hospital Massena, NY $163.58 not published
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $164.14 $66.47 – $519.12
Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY $165.92 $20.20 – $95.20
Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. Milwaukee, WI $166.42 $91.22 – $401.74
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin, WI $166.42 $91.22 – $401.74
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus Milwaukee, WI $166.42 $91.22 – $401.74
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $166.97 $66.47 – $519.12
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro, TN $167.01 $36.83 – $291.55
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville, TN $167.01 $36.83 – $291.55
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $168.08 $64.31 – $519.12
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $170.25 $66.47 – $519.12
Ascension Calumet Hospital, Inc. Chilton, WI $170.43 $26.91 – $65.00
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ $173.32 $129.45 – $464.25
Barnesville Hospital Barnesville, OH $174.00 not published
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ $174.56 $129.45 – $464.25
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL $175.00 $120.82 – $304.50
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston, VA $175.00 $140.58 – $180.68
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL $175.00 $130.04 – $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
Arizona General Hospital Mesa Mesa, AZ $176.36 $130.53 – $1,020.26
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ $178.27 $129.45 – $464.25
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota, TX $178.33 $179.00 – $1,131.09
St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital Caldwell, TX $178.33 $179.00 – $917.10
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville, TX $178.33 $129.83 – $917.10
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station, TX $178.33 $124.96 – $866.15
Banner Wyoming Medical Center Casper, WY $181.44 $116.64 – $414.72
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $183.84 $129.45 – $464.25
39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County STARKVILLE, MS $184.00 $135.66 – $360.95
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon, TN $186.53 $36.83 – $325.10
64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus Meridian, MS $186.80 $160.16 – $356.78
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO $188.60 $106.00 – $429.38
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $191.10 $42.49 – $291.55
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ $191.89 $129.45 – $464.25
Ocean University Medical Center Brick, NJ $194.55 $98.19 – $388.80
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ $194.55 $98.19 – $388.80
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $195.58 $65.07 – $519.12
Henry Ford River District Hospital China Township, MI $196.56 $52.96 – $331.40
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ $197.04 $98.19 – $483.42
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ $197.04 $98.19 – $388.80
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ $197.04 $56.74 – $483.42
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ $197.21 $91.19 – $483.42
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison, NJ $197.21 $136.96 – $511.99
64-0881013 MBMC Jackson Jackson, MS $198.24 $161.61 – $452.51
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $200.67 $36.83 – $291.55
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $200.67 $36.83 – $291.55

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