Scans and imaging CPT 74220 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Barium swallow cost in Monroe, LA — inpatient

In Monroe, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for barium swallow (esophagus X-ray with contrast) as an inpatient: from $163.99 to $163.99, with a median of $163.99. Across Louisiana, the median is $203.45 at 51 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 74220, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$163.99Ochsner LSU Health Monroe

Median$163.99half of hospitals charge less

Highest$163.99in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe, LA · (318) 388-7000 HC XRAY, ESOPH, W/ SCOUT CHEST RADIOGRAPH/IMG, W/SNGL CONTRAST source file	$163.99	$713.00	—	77%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More

Inpatient: lowest $163.99, median $163.99, highest $163.99.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $203.45 — 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.