Scans and imaging CPT 74230 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Swallow study cost in Deltona, FL — inpatient

In Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL, 6 hospitals list a cash price for swallow study (modified barium swallow, video X-ray) as an inpatient: from $639.18 to $1,249.30, with a median of $1,050.35. The lowest listed price is at AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach — $411.17 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $765.77 at 78 hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 74230, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$639.18AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach
Median$1,050.35half pay less
Highest$1,249.30in this market
Difference2.0×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 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL.

median
Lowest $639.18Highest $1,249.30

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach lowest New Smyrna Beach, FL HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM SWALLOW FUNCTION CONTRAST STUDY $639.18 $639.18 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Adventhealth Fish Memorial Orange City, FL HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM SWALLOW FUNCTION CONTRAST STUDY $879.76 $879.76 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Deland Deland, FL HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM SWALLOW FUNCTION CONTRAST STUDY $918.39 $918.39 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast, FL HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM SWALLOW FUNCTION CONTRAST STUDY $1,182.30 $1,182.30 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Adventhealth Palm Coast Palm Coast, FL HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM SWALLOW FUNCTION CONTRAST STUDY $1,182.30 $1,182.30 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM SWALLOW FUNCTION CONTRAST STUDY $1,249.30 $1,249.30 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $639.18, median $1,050.35, highest $1,249.30 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $1,050.35 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.