Scans and imaging CPT 74230 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Swallow study cost in Butler, AL — inpatient

In Butler, AL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for swallow study (modified barium swallow, video X-ray) as an inpatient: from $369.36 to $369.36, with a median of $369.36. Across Alabama, the median is $354.90 at 34 hospitals.

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

Lowest$369.36Ochsner Choctaw General

Median$369.36half of hospitals charge less

Highest$369.36in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Ochsner Choctaw General Butler, AL · (205) 459-9100 HC XRAY, SWALLOW FUNCT, CINE/VIDEO, W/ SCOUT NECK RADIOGRAPH/IMG, W/CONTRAST source file	$369.36	$486.00	—	24%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $369.36, median $369.36, highest $369.36.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $369.36 — 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.