Scans and imaging CPT 74220 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Barium swallow cost in Kingman, KS — inpatient

In Kingman, KS, 1 hospital lists a cash price for barium swallow (esophagus X-ray with contrast) as an inpatient: from $334.90 to $334.90, with a median of $334.90. Across Kansas, the median is $428.73 at 52 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 74220, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 29, 2026 and Jul 29, 2026.

Lowest$334.90Kingman Healthcare Center

Median$334.90half of hospitals charge less

Highest$334.90in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Kingman Healthcare Center Kingman, KS · (620) 532-3147 ESOPHAGUS File of Jul 29, 2026 · source file	$334.90	$669.80	—	50%

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.

Inpatient: lowest $334.90, median $334.90, highest $334.90.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $334.90 — 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.