Barium swallow cost in Jacksonville, FL
In Jacksonville, FL, 9 hospitals list a cash price for barium swallow (esophagus X-ray with contrast): from $305.02 to $841.34, with a median of $419.77. The lowest listed price is at University of Florida Health in Jacksonville — $114.75 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $799.60 at 79 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 cities for code 74220, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 6, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Jacksonville, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville lowest Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB ESOPHAGRAM INC SCOUT/DELAYED IMAGES | $305.02 | $554.58 | $39.15–$321.65 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 XR ESOPHAGUS | $419.77 | $1,134.50 | $226.90–$419.76 | 63% | — source file |
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 XR ESOPHAGUS | $419.77 | $1,134.50 | $192.25–$419.76 | 63% | — source file |
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 XR ESOPHAGUS | $419.77 | $1,134.50 | $192.25–$419.76 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 308-7300 XR ESOPHAGUS | $419.77 | $1,134.50 | $192.25–$419.76 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 308-7300 XR ESOPHAGUS | $419.77 | $1,134.50 | $192.25–$419.76 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 XR ESOPHAGUS | $419.77 | $1,134.50 | $192.25–$419.76 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 XR ESOPHAGUS | $419.77 | $1,134.50 | $192.25–$419.76 | 63% | — source file |
| Baptist Medical Center of the Beaches Jacksonville Beach, FL · (904) 247-2900 HC ESOPHAGRAM - FL ESOPHAGUS BARIUM SWALLOW | $841.34 | $1,357.00 | $312.11–$1,329.86 | 38% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 202-2000 HC ESOPHAGRAM - FL ESOPHAGUS BARIUM SWALLOW | $841.34 | $1,357.00 | $312.11–$1,329.86 | 38% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 202-2000 HC ESOPHAGRAM - FL ESOPHAGUS BARIUM SWALLOW | $841.34 | $1,357.00 | $312.11–$1,329.86 | 38% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 202-2000 HC ESOPHAGRAM - FL ESOPHAGUS BARIUM SWALLOW | $841.34 | $1,357.00 | $312.11–$1,329.86 | 38% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Southern Baptist Hospital of Florida Fleming Island, FL HC ESOPHAGRAM - FL ESOPHAGUS BARIUM SWALLOW | $841.34 | $1,357.00 | $312.11–$1,329.86 | 38% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center of Nassau Fernandina Beach, FL · (904) 321-3500 HC ESOPHAGRAM - FL ESOPHAGUS BARIUM SWALLOW | $841.34 | $1,357.00 | $393.53–$1,329.86 | 38% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $305.02, median $419.77, highest $841.34 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $419.77. 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 5 of 9 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.