Swallow study cost in Grand Rapids, MI
In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 4 hospitals list a cash price for swallow study (modified barium swallow, video X-ray): from $339.00 to $377.00, with a median of $358.00. The lowest listed price is at Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital and 1 other hospital — $19.00 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $352.80 at 57 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital lowest East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Xray Swallow Function With Video | $339.00 | $339.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital lowest Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Xray Swallow Function With Video | $339.00 | $339.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital lowest Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Xray Swallow Function With Video | $339.00 | $339.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Xray Swallow Function With Video | $377.00 | $377.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Xray Swallow Function With Video | $377.00 | $377.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $339.00, median $358.00, highest $377.00 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $377.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.