Barium swallow cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 26 hospitals list a cash price for barium swallow (esophagus X-ray with contrast): from $111.67 to $1,770.50, with a median of $478.40. The lowest listed price is at Eisenhower Medical Center — $366.73 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $605.53 at 211 hospitals.
- The median here, $478.40, is 7% above the US median of $447.60.
- That is 2.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($179.20).
- Riverside, CA ranks 2nd of 5 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 26 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 26 facilities across 21 cities for code 74220, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 1, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 14, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.
Lowest$111.67Eisenhower Medical Center
Median$478.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,770.50in this market
Difference15.9×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
median
Lowest $111.67Highest $1,770.50
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower Medical Center lowest Rancho Mirage, CA · (760) 340-3911 HC Esophagus Single Contrast File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $111.67 | $886.00 | $54.64–$850.38 | 87% |
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center Montclair, CA · (909) 625-8300 Hc Esophagram File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $224.00 | $1,376.34 | $40.98–$1,376.34 | 84% |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville, CA · (760) 241-8000 XR ESOPHAGUS File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $224.00 | $956.24 | $40.98–$956.24 | 77% |
| Chino Valley Medical Center Chino, CA · (909) 627-6111 Hc Esophagram File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $224.00 | $1,376.34 | $40.98–$1,376.34 | 84% |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Banning, CA · (951) 769-2101 SINGLE CONTRAST X-RAY OF ESOPHAGUS File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $259.30 | $1,296.50 | $213.26–$673.44 | 80% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC RDLGC XM ESPHGS SNGL CNTST STY File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $259.65 | $577.00 | $104.44–$432.75 | 55% |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Banning, CA · (951) 769-2101 X-RAY XM ESOPHAGUS 1CNTRST File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $268.38 | $1,341.88 | $213.26–$673.44 | 80% |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 Single contrast X-ray of esophagus File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $281.00 | $1,755.00 | $54.64–$3,224.81 | 84% |
| Mountains Community Hospital Lake Arrowhead, CA · (909) 336-3651 XR ESOPHAGRAM File of Jan 14, 2026 · source file | $342.00 | $855.00 | $384.75–$726.75 | 60% |
| Redlands Community Hospital Redlands, CA · (909) 335-5500 Single contrast X-ray of esophagus File of Jun 19, 2026 · source file | $384.72 | $1,603.00 | $54.64–$1,442.70 | 76% |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA · (909) 883-8711 XR ESOP SCT CHST W CON FY File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $387.76 | $1,178.00 | $54.64–$1,001.30 | 67% |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA · (909) 883-8711 XR ESOPH SCOUT CHST W CON File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $399.61 | $1,214.00 | $54.64–$1,031.90 | 67% |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 XR ESOP SCT CHST W CON FY File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $409.45 | $1,053.00 | $54.64–$1,053.00 | 61% |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 XR ESOPH SCOUT CHST W CON File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $426.55 | $1,097.00 | $54.64–$1,097.00 | 61% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC ESOPHOGRAM File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $442.80 | $984.00 | $137.33–$738.00 | 55% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $478.40 | $920.00 | $161.00–$480.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $478.40 | $920.00 | $161.00–$480.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $478.40 | $920.00 | $161.00–$480.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Ontario Medical Center Campus Ontario, CA · (909) 427-5000 RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $478.40 | $920.00 | $161.00–$480.00 | 48% |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC XR ESOPHAGUS W CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $519.84 | $1,083.00 | — | 52% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC ESOPHOGRAM+1 more line at this price File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $539.10 | $1,198.00 | $65.51–$1,078.20 | 55% |
| Hemet Global Medical Center Hemet, CA · (951) 652-2811 XR ESOPHAGUS File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $543.00 | $543.00 | $44.95–$543.00 | — |
| Menifee Global Medical Center Menifee, CA · (951) 679-8888 XR ESOPHAGUS File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $543.00 | $543.00 | $44.95–$543.00 | — |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC RDLGC XM ESPHGS SNGL CNTST STY+1 more line at this price File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $593.55 | $1,319.00 | $63.99–$1,121.15 | 55% |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 XR Esophagus File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $720.00 | $960.00 | — | 25% |
| San Bernardino County Colton, CA · (909) 580-1000 HC ESOPHAGRAM - FL ESOPHAGUS BARIUM SWALLOW File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $772.00 | $772.00 | $38.09–$559.70 | — |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 ESOPHAGUS File of May 13, 2026 · source file | $920.00 | $920.00 | $44.95–$920.00 | — |
| Barstow Community Hospital Barstow, CA · (760) 256-1761 Single contrast X-ray of esophagus File of Sep 17, 2026 · source file | $926.02 | $1,543.36 | $54.64–$1,919.33 | 40% |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Esophogram+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $1,508.02 | $1,508.02 | $28.57–$1,508.02 | — |
| Riverside Community Hospital Riverside, CA · (951) 788-3000 XR ESOPHAGUS+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,770.50 | $1,770.50 | $193.01–$1,593.45 | — |
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
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $111.67, median $478.40, highest $1,770.50 — a 15.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $519.84. 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 18 of 24 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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 barium swallow is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Barium swallow explained.