Swallow study cost in Columbus, OH
In Columbus, OH, 14 hospitals list a cash price for swallow study (modified barium swallow, video X-ray): from $243.75 to $765.00, with a median of $300.95. The lowest listed price is at Mount Carmel East and 3 other hospitals — $57.20 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $518.40 at 95 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 8 cities 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 Oct 22, 2025 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Columbus, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Carmel East lowest Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 HC Xr Swallowing Function W/Ciner/Videoradiography Neck Radiographs(S)&Delayed Images Contrast Study | $243.75 | $375.00 | $145.88–$740.90 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City lowest Grove City, OH HC Xr Swallowing Function W/Ciner/Videoradiography Neck Radiographs(S)&Delayed Images Contrast Study | $243.75 | $375.00 | $145.88–$740.90 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's lowest Westerville, OH · (614) 546-4034 HC Xr Swallowing Function W/Ciner/Videoradiography Neck Radiographs(S)&Delayed Images Contrast Study | $243.75 | $375.00 | $148.68–$740.90 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Dublin lowest Dublin, OH · (380) 898-9000 HC Xr Swallowing Function W/Ciner/Videoradiography Neck Radiographs(S)&Delayed Images Contrast Study | $243.75 | $375.00 | $148.68–$740.90 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH · (740) 368-5145 Hc Xr Swallowing Function Contrast Study | $269.75 | $415.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH · (419) 946-5015 Imaging for evaluation of swallowing function | $298.81 | $459.70 | $170.09–$445.91 | 35% | Oct 22, 2025 source file |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH Hc Xr Swallowing Function Contrast Study | $300.95 | $463.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 566-5000 Hc Xr Swallowing Function Contrast Study | $300.95 | $463.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH · (614) 544-8000 Hc Xr Swallowing Function Contrast Study | $300.95 | $463.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH Hc Xr Swallowing Function Contrast Study | $300.95 | $463.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Xr Swallowing Function Contrast Study | $300.95 | $463.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH · (614) 566-9164 Hc Xr Swallowing Function Contrast Study | $300.95 | $463.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Berger Hospital Circleville, OH · (740) 420-8008 Hc Xr Swallowing Function Contrast Study | $590.20 | $908.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 SWALLOWING FUNCTION, W/ CINE OR VIDEO,INC SCOUT NECK & DEL IMGS, | $765.00 | $850.00 | $552.50–$833.00 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $243.75, median $300.95, highest $765.00 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $300.95. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 of 6 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 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.