Swallow study cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 24 hospitals list a cash price for swallow study (modified barium swallow, video X-ray): from $111.67 to $2,477.75, with a median of $546.00. The lowest listed price is at Eisenhower Medical Center — $434.33 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $661.50 at 201 hospitals.
- The median here, $546.00, is 17% above the US median of $467.81.
- That is 3.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($179.20).
- Riverside, CA ranks 2nd of 5 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 24 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 24 facilities across 19 cities for code 74230, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 1, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 25, 2026 and Sep 30, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower Medical Center lowest Rancho Mirage, CA · (760) 340-3911 HC Swallowing Function W/Cine File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $111.67 | $1,331.00 | $74.46–$998.25 | 92% |
| Chino Valley Medical Center Chino, CA · (909) 627-6111 Hc Swallowing Fcn,W/Cine &/Or Video File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $224.00 | $1,984.13 | $59.57–$1,984.13 | 89% |
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center Montclair, CA · (909) 625-8300 Hc Swallowing Fcn,W/Cine &/Or Video File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $224.00 | $1,984.13 | $59.57–$1,984.13 | 89% |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville, CA · (760) 241-8000 SWALLOW FUNCTION TEST File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $224.00 | $1,443.00 | $59.57–$1,443.00 | 84% |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Banning, CA · (951) 769-2101 X-RAY XM SWLNG FUNCJ C+ File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $268.38 | $1,341.88 | $213.26–$673.44 | 80% |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 Imaging for evaluation of swallowing function File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $281.00 | $2,121.00 | $74.46–$3,897.34 | 87% |
| Redlands Community Hospital Redlands, CA · (909) 335-5500 Imaging for evaluation of swallowing function File of Jun 19, 2026 · source file | $448.08 | $1,867.00 | $74.46–$1,680.30 | 76% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC SWALLOWING STUDY W VIDEO File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $469.80 | $1,044.00 | $89.29–$939.60 | 55% |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA · (909) 883-8711 XR SWL/CN/VID/SCT WCON FY File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $484.20 | $1,471.00 | $74.46–$1,250.35 | 67% |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA · (909) 883-8711 XR SWL FNC/CN/VD/SCT WCON File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $498.68 | $1,515.00 | $74.46–$1,287.75 | 67% |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC SWALLOWING STUDY W VIDEO File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $517.05 | $1,149.00 | $87.21–$976.65 | 55% |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC XR RADIOLOGIC EXAM SWALLOW FUNCTION CONTRAST STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $534.72 | $1,114.00 | — | 52% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 RADIOLOGIC EXAM SWALLOW FUNCTION CONTRAST STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $546.00 | $1,050.00 | $161.00–$480.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 RADIOLOGIC EXAM SWALLOW FUNCTION CONTRAST STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $546.00 | $1,050.00 | $161.00–$480.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 RADIOLOGIC EXAM SWALLOW FUNCTION CONTRAST STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $546.00 | $1,050.00 | $161.00–$480.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Ontario Medical Center Campus Ontario, CA · (909) 427-5000 RADIOLOGIC EXAM SWALLOW FUNCTION CONTRAST STUDY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $546.00 | $1,050.00 | $161.00–$480.00 | 48% |
| Menifee Global Medical Center Menifee, CA · (951) 679-8888 XR ESOPHAGUS WITH VIDEO File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $589.00 | $589.00 | $61.25–$589.00 | — |
| Hemet Global Medical Center Hemet, CA · (951) 652-2811 XR ESOPHAGUS WITH VIDEO File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $589.00 | $589.00 | $61.25–$589.00 | — |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 DYSPHAGIA/SWALLOWING FUNCTION STUDY File of May 13, 2026 · source file | $590.00 | $590.00 | $61.25–$590.00 | — |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC SWALLOWING STUDY W VIDEO File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $593.55 | $1,319.00 | $137.33–$989.25 | 55% |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 XR SWL/CN/VID/SCT WCON FY File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $664.52 | $1,709.00 | $74.46–$1,709.00 | 61% |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 XR SWL FNC/CN/VD/SCT WCON File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $692.13 | $1,780.00 | $74.46–$1,780.00 | 61% |
| San Bernardino County Colton, CA · (909) 580-1000 HC CINE/VID X-RAY THROAT/ESOPH - FL ESOPH BARIUM SWLW W/ VIDEO & SPEECH File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $772.00 | $772.00 | $51.91–$559.70 | — |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 XR Swallowing Function w/ Speech File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $967.50 | $1,290.00 | — | 25% |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Swallowing Study W Video+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $1,642.43 | $1,642.43 | $41.53–$1,642.43 | — |
| Riverside Community Hospital Riverside, CA · (951) 788-3000 XR SWLW FUNC W/C&V+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,477.75 | $2,477.75 | $212.91–$2,229.97 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $111.67, median $546.00, highest $2,477.75 — a 22.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $546.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 12 of 22 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 swallow study is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Swallow study explained.