Scans and imaging CPT 74230 Outpatient

Swallow study cost in Plainview, TX

In Plainview, TX, 1 hospital lists a cash price for swallow study (modified barium swallow, video X-ray): from $380.94 to $380.94, with a median of $380.94. Across Texas, the median is $601.05 at 97 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$380.94Methodist Hospital Plainview
Median$380.94half pay less
Highest$380.94in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Methodist Hospital Plainview Plainview, TX · (806) 296-5531 HC XR RADIOLOGIC EXAM SWALLOW FUNCTION CONTRAST STUDY $380.94 $907.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $380.94, median $380.94, highest $380.94.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $380.94. 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.