Barium swallow cost in Kalispell, MT — inpatient
In Kalispell, MT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for barium swallow (esophagus X-ray with contrast) as an inpatient: from $203.45 to $368.71, with a median of $286.08. The lowest listed price is at Logan Health - Whitefish — $82.63 less than the median here. Across Montana, the median is $355.36 at 14 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 74220, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Kalispell, MT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Health - Whitefish lowest Whitefish, MT · (406) 863-3550 ESOPHAGRAM - IMAGING EXAM | $203.45 | $313.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 ESOPHAGRAM - IMAGING EXAM | $368.71 | $567.25 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $203.45, median $286.08, highest $368.71 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $286.08 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 74220 ($479.38). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish, MTX-RAY XM ESOPHAGUS 1CNTRST | $44.85 | file |