Swallow study cost in North Port, FL
In North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL, 3 hospitals list a cash price for swallow study (modified barium swallow, video X-ray): from $1,818.41 to $3,628.17, with a median of $3,046.66. The lowest listed price is at HCA Florida Blake Hospital — $1,228.25 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $1,134.22 at 144 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 74230, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 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 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCA Florida Blake Hospital lowest Bradenton, FL · (941) 798-6110 XR SWLW FUNC W/C&V | $1,818.41 | $1,818.41 | $85.47–$1,672.94 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Blake Hospital lowest Bradenton, FL · (941) 798-6110 Radiologic examination, swallowing function, with cineradiography/videoradiography, including scout neck radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed, contrast (eg, barium) study | $1,818.41 | $1,818.41 | — | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Blake Hospital lowest Bradenton, FL · (941) 798-6110 Radiologic examination, swallowing function, with cineradiography/videoradiography, including scout neck radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed, contrast (eg, barium) study UNSCHEDULED | $1,818.41 | $1,818.41 | $575.07–$587.18 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Blake Hospital lowest Bradenton, FL · (941) 798-6110 Radiologic examination, swallowing function, with cineradiography/videoradiography, including scout neck radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed, contrast (eg, barium) study Other Diagnostic Radiology FS | $1,818.41 | $1,818.41 | $401.74 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital Bradenton, FL Radiologic examination, swallowing function, with cineradiography/videoradiography, including scout neck radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed, contrast (eg, barium) study UNSCHEDULED | $3,046.66 | $3,046.66 | $575.07–$587.18 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital Bradenton, FL Radiologic examination, swallowing function, with cineradiography/videoradiography, including scout neck radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed, contrast (eg, barium) study Other Diagnostic Radiology FS | $3,046.66 | $3,046.66 | $401.74 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital Bradenton, FL Radiologic examination, swallowing function, with cineradiography/videoradiography, including scout neck radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed, contrast (eg, barium) study | $3,046.66 | $3,046.66 | — | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital Bradenton, FL XR SWLW FUNC W/C&V | $3,046.66 | $3,046.66 | $143.19–$2,802.93 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital Venice, FL Radiologic examination, swallowing function, with cineradiography/videoradiography, including scout neck radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed, contrast (eg, barium) study | $3,628.17 | $3,628.17 | — | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital Venice, FL XR SWLW FUNC W/C&V | $3,628.17 | $3,628.17 | $170.52–$3,337.92 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital Venice, FL Radiologic examination, swallowing function, with cineradiography/videoradiography, including scout neck radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed, contrast (eg, barium) study UNSCHEDULED | $3,628.17 | $3,628.17 | $575.07–$587.18 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital Venice, FL Radiologic examination, swallowing function, with cineradiography/videoradiography, including scout neck radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed, contrast (eg, barium) study Other Diagnostic Radiology FS | $3,628.17 | $3,628.17 | $401.74 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,818.41, median $3,046.66, highest $3,628.17 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 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.