Barium swallow cost in Green Bay, WI
In Green Bay, WI, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Barium swallow (esophagus X-ray with contrast): from $269.47 to $516.12, with a median of $516.12. The lowest listed price is at Bellin Memorial Health Inc — $246.65 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $399.78 at 63 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 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 Nov 21, 2025 and Jun 27, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Green Bay, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellin Memorial Health Inc lowest Green Bay, WI HCHG 74220 XRAY, ESOPHAGUS, INCL SCOUT CHEST; SINGLE CONTRAST ST | $269.47 | $582.00 | $23.69–$187.66 | 54% | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Bellin Memorial Health Inc Green Bay, WI HCHG 74220 XRAY, ESOPHAGUS, INCL SCOUT CHEST; SINGLE CONTRAST ST | $352.34 | $761.00 | $196.34–$684.90 | 54% | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Aurora BayCare Medical Center Green Bay, WI XR ESOPHAGRAM | $505.00 | $1,010.00 | $200.00–$858.50 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| St Clare Memorial Hospital Inc Oconto Falls, WI HC XRAY ESOPHAGUS | $516.12 | $782.00 | $91.15–$782.00 | 34% | — source file |
| St Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Green Bay, WI HC XRAY ESOPHAGUS | $516.12 | $782.00 | $25.74–$782.00 | 34% | — source file |
| St Marys Hospital Medical Center of Green Bay INC Hospital Sisters Green Bay, WI HC XRAY ESOPHAGUS | $516.12 | $782.00 | $24.82–$782.00 | 34% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $269.47, median $516.12, highest $516.12 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $516.12. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.