Scans and imaging CPT 74220 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Barium swallow cost in Fallon, NV — inpatient

In Fallon, NV, 1 hospital lists a cash price for barium swallow (esophagus X-ray with contrast) as an inpatient: from $275.50 to $275.50, with a median of $275.50. Across Nevada, the median is $275.50 at 5 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 74220, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 12, 2026 and Feb 12, 2026.

Lowest$275.50Banner Churchill Community Hospital
Median$275.50half pay less
Highest$275.50in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Banner Churchill Community Hospital Fallon, NV · (775) 423-3151 XR ESOPHAGUS STUDY CNT SINGLE $275.50 $514.00 $462.60–$493.44 46% Feb 12, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $275.50, median $275.50, highest $275.50.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $275.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

A barium swallow is a live X-ray of the esophagus while you drink barium. It shows narrowing, hernias and problems with how food passes.

What the price covers

The price usually covers the study and the barium. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately.