Scans and imaging CPT 74230 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Swallow study cost in Two Harbors, MN — inpatient

In Two Harbors, MN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for swallow study (modified barium swallow, video X-ray) as an inpatient: from $159.66 to $159.66, with a median of $159.66. Across Minnesota, the median is $297.15 at 35 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 74230, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$159.66Aspirus Lake View Hospital
Median$159.66half pay less
Highest$159.66in 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 Two Harbors, MN.

median
Lowest $159.66Highest $1,362.89

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Aspirus Lake View Hospital lowest Two Harbors, MN Pro Radiologic Exam Swallow Function Contrast Study $159.66 $194.00 — 18% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors, MN Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study $1,203.23 $1,462.00 — 18% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors, MN RADIOLOGIC EXAM SWALLOW FUNCTION CONTRAST STUDY $1,362.89 $1,656.00 — 18% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $159.66, median $159.66, highest $159.66.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $159.66 — 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.