Scans and imaging CPT 74230 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Swallow study cost in Morrilton, AR — inpatient

In Morrilton, AR, 1 hospital lists a cash price for swallow study (modified barium swallow, video X-ray) as an inpatient: from $127.10 to $127.10, with a median of $127.10. Across Arkansas, the median is $213.89 at 21 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 Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$127.10St Anthony's Hospital Association
Median$127.10half pay less
Highest$127.10in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Morrilton, AR.

median
Lowest $127.10Highest $133.72

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St Anthony's Hospital Association lowest Morrilton, AR · (501) 977-2300 MX MODIFIED BA SW/THERAPIST $127.10 $499.00 — 75% Feb 28, 2026
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St Anthony's Hospital Association Morrilton, AR · (501) 977-2300 CR SWALLOWING FUNCT W VIDEO $133.72 $525.00 — 75% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $127.10, median $127.10, highest $127.10.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $127.10 — 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.