Scans and imaging CPT 74220 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Barium swallow cost in Stevens Point, WI — inpatient

In Stevens Point-Plover, WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for barium swallow (esophagus X-ray with contrast) as an inpatient: from $167.05 to $167.05, with a median of $167.05. The lowest listed price is at Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Wisconsin, the median is $399.78 at 63 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 74220, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$167.05Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital + 1 more
Median$167.05half pay less
Highest$167.05in this market
Difference1.0×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 Stevens Point-Plover, WI.

median
Lowest $167.05Highest $742.30

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital lowest Stevens Point, WI · (715) 346-5000 Pro Radiologic Exam Esophagus Single Contrast Study $167.05 $257.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Plover Hospital lowest Stevens Point, WI Pro Radiologic Exam Esophagus Single Contrast Study $167.05 $257.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital Stevens Point, WI · (715) 346-5000 Esophagram $575.25 $885.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Plover Hospital Stevens Point, WI Esophagram $575.25 $885.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital Stevens Point, WI · (715) 346-5000 RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY $742.30 $1,142.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Plover Hospital Stevens Point, WI RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY $742.30 $1,142.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $167.05, median $167.05, highest $167.05.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $167.05 — 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.