Barium swallow cost in Warner Robins, GA — inpatient
In Warner Robins, GA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for barium swallow (esophagus X-ray with contrast) as an inpatient: from $181.00 to $938.00, with a median of $938.00. The lowest listed price is at Atrium Health Navicent Peach — $757.00 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $281.40 at 35 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 74220, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 19, 2025 and Nov 19, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Warner Robins, GA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach lowest Byron, GA · (478) 654-2000 HC DX ESOPHAGRAM | $181.00 | $362.00 | $184.62–$336.66 | 50% | Nov 19, 2025 source file |
| Houston Hospitals Perry, GA Barium Swallow Esophogm 74220 | $938.00 | $938.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Houston Hospitals Perry, GA Gastrografin Esophogram 74220 | $938.00 | $938.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins, GA · (478) 922-4281 Barium Swallow Esophogm 74220 | $938.00 | $938.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins, GA · (478) 922-4281 Gastrografin Esophogram 74220 | $938.00 | $938.00 | — | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $181.00, median $938.00, highest $938.00 — a 5.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $938.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.