Swallow study cost in Evansville, IN — inpatient
In Evansville, IN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for swallow study (modified barium swallow, video X-ray) as an inpatient: from $243.17 to $579.60, with a median of $411.39. The lowest listed price is at Deaconess Hospital — $168.22 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $384.25 at 56 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 74230, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 11, 2026 and Feb 13, 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 Evansville, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaconess Hospital lowest Newburgh, IN HC XR EXAM SWLNG FUNCJ CNTRST STUDY | $243.17 | $412.15 | $206.08–$350.33 | 41% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Hospital Newburgh, IN HC XR EXAM SWLNG FUNCJ CNTRST STUDY | $459.69 | $1,393.00 | $459.69–$1,225.84 | 67% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Evansville Evansville, IN · (812) 485-4000 XR SWALLW FUNC W/CINE+/OR VIDE | $579.60 | $966.00 | $10.94–$644.13 | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $243.17, median $411.39, highest $579.60 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $411.39 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 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.
2 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.
| Deaconess Hospital Newburgh, INCHG RADIOLOGIC EXAM SWALLOW FUNCTION CONTRAST STUDY | $36.75 | file |
| Deaconess Hospital Newburgh, INCHG RADIOLOGIC EXAM SWALLOW FUNCTION CONTRAST STUDY | $36.75 | file |