Barium swallow cost in Tulsa, OK
In Tulsa, OK, 14 hospitals list a cash price for barium swallow (esophagus X-ray with contrast): from $170.50 to $1,042.00, with a median of $286.90. The lowest listed price is at Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital — $116.40 less than the median here. Across Oklahoma, the median is $293.54 at 48 hospitals.
- The median here, $286.90, is 36% below the US median of $447.60.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($179.20).
- 1 of 14 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 8 cities for code 74220, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 5, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Nov 3, 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 Tulsa, OK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital lowest Tulsa, OK · (918) 388-5701 Single contrast X-ray of esophagus File of Feb 12, 2026 · source file | $170.50 | $682.00 | $79.60–$443.30 | 75% |
| Muscogee (CREEK) Nation Medical Center Okmulgee, OK · (918) 756-4233 Single contrast X-ray of esophagus File of Jan 24, 2026 · source file | $193.20 | $322.00 | $55.18–$370.30 | 40% |
| Ascension St. John Jenks Jenks, OK · (918) 994-8100 ESOPHAGUS BA SWALLOW 74220 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $221.54 | $598.75 | $28.93–$68.32 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 ESOPHAGUS BA SWALLOW 74220 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $221.54 | $598.75 | $28.93–$188.77 | 63% |
| St John Owasso Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 ESOPHAGUS BA SWALLOW 74220 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $221.54 | $598.75 | $28.93–$186.58 | 63% |
| St. John Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 ESOPHAGUS BA SWALLOW 74220 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $221.54 | $598.75 | $28.93–$164.63 | 63% |
| Saint Francis Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 307-6010 Hc X-Ray Esophagus File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $286.90 | $717.25 | — | 60% |
| Saint Francis Hospital Yale Tulsa, OK · (918) 494-8467 Hc X-Ray Esophagus File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $286.90 | $717.25 | — | 60% |
| Pawhuska Hospital Pawhuska, OK · (918) 287-3232 Single contrast X-ray of esophagus File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $298.20 | $497.00 | $268.38–$497.00 | 40% |
| Hillcrest Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 294-4499 Single contrast X-ray of esophagus File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $330.30 | $1,101.00 | $54.76–$880.80 | 70% |
| Hillcrest Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 579-1000 Single contrast X-ray of esophagus File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $407.10 | $1,357.00 | $54.76–$1,357.00 | 70% |
| Bailey Medical Center Owasso, OK · (918) 376-8000 Single contrast X-ray of esophagus File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $462.00 | $1,540.00 | $54.76–$1,540.00 | 70% |
| Hillcrest Hospital Claremore Claremore, OK · (918) 341-2556 Single contrast X-ray of esophagus File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $567.90 | $1,893.00 | $54.76–$1,476.54 | 70% |
| Cornerstone Specialty Hospitals Broken Arrow Broken Arrow, OK · (918) 994-8100 ESOPHAGUS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,042.00 | $1,042.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $170.50, median $286.90, highest $1,042.00 — a 6.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $286.90. 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 7 of 11 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 barium swallow is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Barium swallow explained.