Scans and imaging CPT 74230 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Swallow study cost in Moses Lake, WA — inpatient

In Moses Lake, WA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for swallow study (modified barium swallow, video X-ray) as an inpatient: from $534.00 to $534.00, with a median of $534.00. Across Washington, the median is $537.25 at 34 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 74230, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$534.00Grant County Public Hospital District 1
Median$534.00half pay less
Highest$534.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Grant County Public Hospital District 1 Moses Lake, WA Imaging for evaluation of swallowing function $534.00 $534.00 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $534.00, median $534.00, highest $534.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $534.00 — 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.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 74230 ($477.02). 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.

Grant County Public Hospital District 1 Moses Lake, WAHC PR 74230 Swallowing Funcj W/Cineradiograpy/Vidradiog $46.00 file