Barium swallow cost in Chester, MT
In Chester, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for barium swallow (esophagus X-ray with contrast): from $341.41 to $341.41, with a median of $341.41. Across Montana, the median is $355.36 at 14 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 74220, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Health - Chester Chester, MT · (406) 759-5181 XR Fluoro Exam | $341.41 | $525.25 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $341.41, median $341.41, highest $341.41.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $341.41. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 74220 ($484.80). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Logan Health - Chester Chester, MTXR Gastrografin Swallow - Report | $44.85 | file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester, MTXR Esophagram - Report | $44.85 | file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester, MTXR Barium Swallow for Foreign Body - Report | $44.85 | file |