Scans and imaging CPT 74230 Outpatient

Swallow study cost in Allentown, PA

In Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, 1 hospital lists a cash price for swallow study (modified barium swallow, video X-ray): from $223.70 to $223.70, with a median of $223.70. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $563.65 at 64 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 74230, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$223.70Hackettstown Medical Center
Median$223.70half pay less
Highest$223.70in 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 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ.

median
Lowest $223.70Highest $333.58

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Hackettstown Medical Center lowest Hackettstown, NJ · (908) 852-5100 Dx Swallow Func Cine/Video Inc Delay W Cntrst $223.70 $1,121.00 — 80% —
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Hackettstown Medical Center Hackettstown, NJ · (908) 852-5100 Dx Swallow Func Cine/Video Inc Delay W Cntrst $333.58 $2,842.14 — 88% —
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Outpatient: lowest $223.70, median $223.70, highest $223.70.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $223.70. 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 swallow study films the mouth and throat on X-ray while you swallow foods and liquids with barium. It shows whether food goes into the airway and is often done with a speech therapist after a stroke.

What the price covers

The price usually covers the X-ray part. The speech therapist's evaluation is billed separately.