Barium swallow cost in Manchester, NH
In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for barium swallow (esophagus X-ray with contrast): from $397.38 to $630.98, with a median of $455.91. The lowest listed price is at Elliot Hospital — $58.53 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $487.83 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 74220, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 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 Manchester-Nashua, NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliot Hospital lowest Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Xr Esophagus | $397.38 | $1,074.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC FLURO ESOPHAGRAM | $455.91 | $1,169.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 ESOPHAGUS/BASWALLOW | $630.98 | $1,051.63 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $397.38, median $455.91, highest $630.98 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $455.91. 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.