Barium swallow cost in New York, NY — inpatient
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 27 hospitals list a cash price for barium swallow (esophagus X-ray with contrast) as an inpatient: from $80.00 to $868.50, with a median of $235.07. The lowest listed price is at Maimonides Medical Center — $155.07 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $302.74 at 62 hospitals.
Cash prices at 27 facilities across 20 cities for code 74220, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 28, 2025 and Aug 13, 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maimonides Medical Center lowest Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 CONTRAST XRAY ESOPHAGUS | $80.00 | $80.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC X-RAY XM ESOPHAGUS 1CNTRST | $105.42 | $554.85 | $45.40–$810.82 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC X-RAY XM ESOPHAGUS 1CNTRST | $105.42 | $554.85 | $45.40–$810.82 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY HC X-RAY XM ESOPHAGUS 1CNTRST | $105.42 | $554.85 | $45.40–$810.82 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Barnabas Hospital Bronx, NY · (212) 960-9000 CHG RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $113.01 | $425.22 | $77.06–$247.70 | 73% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 HC X-RAY XM ESOPHAGUS 1CNTRST | $145.44 | $765.45 | $45.40–$810.82 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY Radiologic Exam Esophagus Single Contrast Study | $155.00 | $155.00 | $30.57–$485.19 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY Radiologic Exam Esophagus Single Contrast Study|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $155.00 | $155.00 | $30.57–$141.96 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ Radiologic Exam Esophagus Single Contrast Study | $155.00 | $155.00 | $30.57–$485.19 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ Radiologic Exam Esophagus Single Contrast Study|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $155.00 | $155.00 | $30.57–$141.96 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY Radiologic Exam Esophagus Single Contrast Study | $155.00 | $155.00 | $30.57–$485.19 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY Radiologic Exam Esophagus Single Contrast Study|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $155.00 | $155.00 | $30.57–$141.96 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ Radiologic Exam Esophagus Single Contrast Study | $155.00 | $155.00 | $30.57–$485.19 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ Radiologic Exam Esophagus Single Contrast Study|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $155.00 | $155.00 | $30.57–$141.96 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Dx Esophagus Inc Delay Sng Cntrst | $194.52 | $2,189.00 | — | 91% | — source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Neptune City, NJ RADEX ESOPHAGUS | $197.04 | $1,144.00 | $189.90–$1,144.00 | 83% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Radex Esophagus | $202.60 | $2,026.00 | $148.10–$1,620.80 | 90% | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Dx Esophagus Inc Delay Sng Cntrst | $226.60 | $689.00 | — | 67% | — source file |
| University Hospital Newark, NJ · (973) 972-4300 RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $235.07 | $723.08 | $41.54–$686.93 | 67% | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Dx Esophagus Inc Delay Sng Cntrst | $237.54 | $1,108.00 | — | 79% | — source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Dx Esophagus Inc Delay Sng Cntrst | $237.54 | $1,089.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Dx Esophagus Inc Delay Sng Cntrst | $237.54 | $1,045.00 | — | 77% | — source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 X-RAY XM ESOPHAGUS 1CNTRST | $263.90 | $377.00 | $75.63–$121.10 | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 ESOPHAGUS W/ CONTRAST | $280.00 | $280.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 ESOPHOGRAM | $499.80 | $833.00 | $75.29–$624.75 | 40% | — source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Xray Esophagus | $547.43 | $782.04 | — | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 ESOPHAGUS | $580.00 | $580.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola, NY HC X-RAY XM ESOPHAGUS 1CNTRST | $604.00 | $765.45 | $45.40–$810.82 | 21% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Helen Hayes Hospital West Haverstraw, NY · (845) 786-4000 ESOPHAGRAM | $701.00 | $701.00 | $20.00–$525.75 | — | — source file |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York, NY · (212) 979-4000 ESOPHOGRAM | $742.29 | $824.77 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Single Contrast Exam - Esophagus | $868.50 | $965.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Single Contrast Exam - Esophagus | $868.50 | $965.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Single Contrast Exam - Esophagus | $868.50 | $965.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Single Contrast Exam - Esophagus | $868.50 | $965.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY HC Single Contrast Exam - Esophagus | $868.50 | $965.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $80.00, median $235.07, highest $868.50 — a 10.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 49 facilities here, median $209.65 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 13 of 15 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.