Swallow study cost in Manchester, NH
In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for swallow study (modified barium swallow, video X-ray): from $389.96 to $437.58, with a median of $430.68. The lowest listed price is at Monadnock Community Hospital — $40.72 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $434.13 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 74230, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 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 Manchester-Nashua, NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monadnock Community Hospital lowest Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 MODIFIED BA SWALLOW W/VIDEO | $389.96 | $649.93 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Xr Swallowing With Speech Eval | $430.68 | $1,164.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC DYSPHAGIA/SWALLOWING STUDY | $437.58 | $1,122.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $389.96, median $430.68, highest $437.58 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $430.68. 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.