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
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark, MO $482.30 $29.00 – $654.48
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis, MO $482.35 $99.09 – $321.39
Moanalua Medical Center HONOLULU, HI $483.00 $184.00 – $184.00
Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH $483.00 not published
CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs, AR $485.00 $65.83 – $401.74
CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold, GA $485.15 $105.07 – $1,327.59
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson, TN $485.15 $54.81 – $1,147.30
Ascension St. Vincent Randolph (St. Vincent Randolph Hospital, Inc.) Winchester, IN $485.40 $10.94 – $250.00
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA $486.00 $174.56 – $179.69
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $486.00 $174.56 – $179.69
Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $486.00 $174.56 – $179.69
Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk, VA $486.00 $174.56 – $196.86
Sentara CarePlex Hospital Hampton, VA $486.00 $174.56 – $179.69
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA $486.00 $174.56 – $275.02
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk, VA $486.00 $174.56 – $179.69
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $487.20 not published
MultiCare Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA $489.60 $90.14 – $907.48
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO $490.75 $163.53 – $233.71
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington, MN $491.20 $135.41 – $552.60
CHI Health Good Samaritan Kearney, NE $498.37 $171.57 – $780.79
San Martin Hospital Las Vegas, NV $499.59 $92.03 – $1,681.53
UPMC Western Maryland Cumberland, MD $500.40 $834.00 – $834.00
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CA $501.70 $74.46 – $1,445.86
RIDEOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Marysville, CA $502.04 $32.16 – $3,017.85
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck, ND $502.40 $124.50 – $565.20
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas, TX $505.08 $124.96 – $631.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco, TX $505.08 $124.96 – $631.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth, TX $505.08 $124.96 – $631.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - GRAPEVINE Grapevine, TX $505.08 $124.96 – $631.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving, TX $505.08 $124.96 – $631.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - LAKE POINTE Rowlett, TX $505.08 $124.96 – $631.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney, TX $505.08 $124.96 – $631.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco, TX $505.08 $124.96 – $631.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PLANO Plano, TX $505.08 $124.96 – $631.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - DENTON Denton, TX $505.08 $124.96 – $631.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney, TX $505.08 $124.96 – $631.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - WAXAHACHIE Waxahachie, TX $505.08 $124.96 – $631.35
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE HEART AND VASCULAR HOSPITAL - WAXAHACHIE Waxahachie, TX $505.08 $124.96 – $631.35
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines, IA $511.10 $23.20 – $187.83
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria, CA $513.18 $74.46 – $975.10
Corewell Health Pennock Hastings, MI $514.00 not published
Corewell Health Big Rapids Big Rapids, MI $514.00 $174.77 – $314.59
Corewell Health Gerber Fremont, MI $514.00 not published
Corewell Health Reed City Po Box 75, MI $514.00 not published
Corewell Health Greenville Greenville, MI $514.00 $174.77 – $314.59
Corewell Health Zeeland Zeeland, MI $514.00 $174.77 – $314.59
OSF St Joseph Medical Center Bloomington, IL $514.20 $187.96 – $191.72
Providence Medford Medical Center Medford, OR $514.50 $177.76 – $444.39
Providence Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA $521.85 $164.83 – $864.05
HORIZON MEDICAL CENTER DICKSON, TN $522.22 $54.51 – $318.13

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