Swallow study cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 26 hospitals list a cash price for swallow study (modified barium swallow, video X-ray): from $125.44 to $1,326.75, with a median of $280.88. The lowest listed price is at Henry Ford Health — $155.44 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $352.80 at 57 hospitals.
Cash prices at 26 facilities across 20 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 Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 2, 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Health lowest Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 SWALLOWING FUNCTION W/VIDEO | $125.44 | $224.00 | $52.96–$154.09 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health lowest Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 SWALLOWING FUNCTION W/VIDEO | $125.44 | $224.00 | $52.96–$154.09 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 SWALLOWING FUNCTION W/VIDEO | $160.16 | $286.00 | $52.96–$118.93 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Madison Heights, MI SWALLOW FUNCTION W/VIDEO | $160.16 | $286.00 | $52.96–$116.33 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Madison Heights, MI SWALLOW FUNCTION W/VIDEO | $160.16 | $286.00 | $52.96–$116.33 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 SWALLOWING FUNCTION W/VIDEO | $160.16 | $286.00 | $52.96–$118.93 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 SWALLOWING FUNCTION W/VIDEO | $196.56 | $351.00 | $52.96–$118.93 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 SWALLOWING FUNCTION W/VIDEO | $196.56 | $351.00 | $52.96–$118.93 | 44% | — source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 XR Swallowing Function w/ Speech | $212.25 | $424.50 | $97.38–$356.47 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 XR Swallowing Function w/ Speech | $218.00 | $436.00 | $97.38–$399.87 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 SWALLOW FUNCTION W/ CINE/VIDEO | $228.48 | $408.00 | $52.96–$300.48 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI SWALLOW FUNCTION W/ CINE/VIDEO | $228.48 | $408.00 | $52.96–$300.48 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI SWALLOW FUNCTION W/ CINE/VIDEO | $228.48 | $408.00 | $52.96–$300.48 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 SWALLOW FUNCTION W/ CINE/VIDEO | $228.48 | $408.00 | $52.96–$300.48 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB X-RAY SWALLOW FUNCTION CONTRAST STUDY | $241.18 | $752.00 | $62.84–$366.26 | 68% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 HB X-RAY SWALLOW FUNCTION CONTRAST STUDY | $241.18 | $752.00 | $62.84–$366.26 | 68% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MI HB X-RAY SWALLOW FUNCTION CONTRAST STUDY | $241.18 | $752.00 | $62.84–$366.26 | 68% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB X-RAY SWALLOW FUNCTION CONTRAST STUDY | $241.18 | $752.00 | $88.65–$366.26 | 68% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 XR Swallowing Function w/ Speech | $270.35 | $540.70 | $97.38–$559.31 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Rochester, MI · (248) 652-5000 ORAL PHARYNGEAL MOTILITY STUDY | $291.40 | $620.00 | $55.79–$180.28 | 53% | — source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 XR Swallowing Function w/ Speech | $308.45 | $616.90 | $97.38–$635.33 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Commerce Charter Twp, MI · (248) 937-3370 SWAL FUNC W/CINE/VIDEO+CM STDY | $330.75 | $441.00 | $1.00–$178.55 | 25% | May 20, 2026 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 CINE ESOPHAGRAM/SWALLOW S | $363.55 | $727.10 | $97.38–$545.33 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Xray Swallow Function With Video | $629.00 | $629.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc Xray Swallow Function With Video | $629.00 | $629.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 Hc Xray Swallow Function With Video | $629.00 | $629.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Xray Swallow Function With Video | $629.00 | $629.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 Hc Xray Swallow Function With Video | $629.00 | $629.00 | — | — | — source file |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 SWAL FUNC W/CINE/VIDEO+CM STDY | $723.75 | $965.00 | — | 25% | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 SWAL FUNC W/CINE/VIDEO+CM STDY | $745.50 | $994.00 | $1.00–$178.55 | 25% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 SWAL FUNC W/CINE/VIDEO+CM STDY | $745.50 | $994.00 | $1.00–$178.55 | 25% | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 966-3300 SWAL FUNC W/CINE/VIDEO+CM STDY | $870.75 | $1,161.00 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 SWAL FUNC W/CINE/VIDEO+CM STDY | $1,326.75 | $1,769.00 | — | 25% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $125.44, median $280.88, highest $1,326.75 — a 10.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $629.00. 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 12 of 18 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.
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 74230 ($437.06). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MIXR Swallowing Function w/ Speech (SLP) - Report | $30.40 | file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MIXR Swallowing Function w/ Speech (SLP) - Report | $30.40 | file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MIXR Swallowing Function w/ Speech (SLP) - Report | $30.40 | file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MIXR Swallowing Function w/ Speech (SLP) - Report | $30.40 | file |