Scans and imaging CPT 74230 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Swallow study cost in Bay City, TX — inpatient

In Bay City, TX, 1 hospital lists a cash price for swallow study (modified barium swallow, video X-ray) as an inpatient: from $283.00 to $283.00, with a median of $283.00. Across Texas, the median is $601.05 at 256 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 74230, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 23, 2026 and Jan 23, 2026.

Lowest$283.00Matagorda Regional Medical Center

Median$283.00half of hospitals charge less

Highest$283.00in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Matagorda Regional Medical Center Bay City, TX · (979) 245-6383 MODIFIED BARIUM SWALLOW File of Jan 23, 2026 · source file	$283.00	$566.00	$176.56–$489.89	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 $283.00, median $283.00, highest $283.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $283.00 — 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. 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 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.