Barium swallow cost in Grand Rapids, MI
In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 4 hospitals list a cash price for barium swallow (esophagus X-ray with contrast): from $269.00 to $356.00, with a median of $312.50. The lowest listed price is at Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital and 1 other hospital — $43.50 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $265.70 at 60 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 74220, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital lowest Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Xray Esophagus | $269.00 | $269.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital lowest Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Xray Esophagus | $269.00 | $269.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Xray Esophagus | $356.00 | $356.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Xray Esophagus | $356.00 | $356.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Xray Esophagus | $356.00 | $356.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $269.00, median $312.50, highest $356.00 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $339.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.