Barium swallow cost in Arizona
In Arizona, 48 hospitals publish a cash price for barium swallow (esophagus X-ray with contrast): from $96.52 to $1,547.76, with a median of $341.04. The lowest price is at Banner Goldfield Medical Center (Apache Junction). The highest price is 16.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $341.04, is 24% below the US median of $447.60.
- That is 1.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($179.20).
- Arizona ranks 10th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 48 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 74220. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$96.52Banner Goldfield Medical Center
Median$341.04half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,547.76in Arizona
Lowest saves$244.52vs the median
Hospitals in Arizona, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Goldfield Medical Center lowest Apache Junction · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ XR ESOPHAGUS STUDY CNT SINGLE | $96.52 | $508.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ XR ESOPHAGUS STUDY CNT SINGLE | $109.22 | $508.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Banner Del E Webb Medical Center Sun City West · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ XR ESOPHAGUS STUDY CNT SINGLE | $118.36 | $508.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ironwood Medical Center Queen Creek · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ XR ESOPHAGUS STUDY CNT SINGLE | $119.38 | $508.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ XR ESOPHAGUS STUDY CNT SINGLE | $123.95 | $508.00 | Sep 19, 2026 source file |
| Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ XR ESOPHAGUS STUDY CNT SINGLE | $130.05 | $508.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ XR ESOPHAGUS STUDY CNT SINGLE | $132.59 | $508.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ XR ESOPHAGUS STUDY CNT SINGLE | $142.24 | $508.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ XR ESOPHAGUS STUDY CNT SINGLE | $143.26 | $508.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ XR ESOPHAGUS STUDY CNT SINGLE | $146.30 | $508.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson · Tucson, AZ XR ESOPHAGUS STUDY CNT SINGLE | $147.00 | $490.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ XR ESOPHAGUS STUDY CNT SINGLE | $150.88 | $508.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Banner University Med Center South Tucson · Tucson, AZ XR ESOPHAGUS STUDY CNT SINGLE | $150.92 | $490.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ XR ESOPHAGUS STUDY CNT SINGLE | $157.48 | $508.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Banner Payson Medical Center Payson · Payson, AZ XR ESOPHAGUS STUDY CNT SINGLE | $170.13 | $321.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health - Arizona General Hospital Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ XR ESOPHAGUS SCOUT CHEST W CON | $208.99 | $1,121.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Banner Heart Hospital Mesa · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ XR ESOPHAGUS STUDY CNT SINGLE | $210.82 | $508.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Northern Cochise Community Hospital Willcox · Safford, AZ RAD ESOPHAGUS | $210.84 | $351.40 | Jul 29, 2026 source file |
| Benson Hospital Benson · Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ FAC ESOPHAGUS MULTI VIEW | $211.20 | $440.00 | May 13, 2026 source file |
| Valleywise Health Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ HC RAD ESOPHAGRAM | $215.24 | $900.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital Mesa · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ XR ESOPHAGUS SCOUT CHEST W CON | $253.52 | $1,121.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Tucson Medical Center Tucson · Tucson, AZ HC Xr Esophag Barium or Gastograf Sin Contr | $257.04 | $918.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Tucson Medical Center Rincon Hospital Tucson · Tucson, AZ HC Xr Esophag Barium or Gastograf Sin Contr | $257.04 | $918.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Sahuarita Hospital Sahuarita · Tucson, AZ FL-ESOPHAGUS | $321.35 | $1,785.25 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| Northwest Medical Center Houghton Tucson · Tucson, AZ FL-ESOPHAGUS | $360.72 | $2,004.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Western Arizona Regional Medical Center Bullhead City · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ FL-ESOPHAGUS | $399.00 | $3,324.96 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph's Westgate Medical Center Glendale · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ XR ESOPH SCOUT CHST W CON | $408.43 | $1,087.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ XR ESOPH SCOUT CHST W CON | $408.43 | $1,087.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Flagstaff Medical Center Flagstaff · Flagstaff, AZ XR Esophagus w/o Air Contrast | $439.85 | $879.69 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Verde Valley Medical Center Cottonwood · Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ XR Esophagus w/o Air Contrast | $442.55 | $885.10 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ XR ESOPH SCOUT CHST W CON | $448.40 | $1,737.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Yavapai Regional Medical Center Prescott · Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ XR ESOPHAGUS | $460.55 | $599.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Hospital Tucson · Tucson, AZ FL-ESOPHAGUS | $480.96 | $2,004.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Oro Valley Hospital Tucson · Tucson, AZ FL-ESOPHAGUS | $480.96 | $2,004.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Page Hospital Page · Flagstaff, AZ XR ESOPHAGUS STUDY CNT SINGLE | $513.91 | $798.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Valley View Medical Center Fort Mohave · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Radiologic examination, esophagus, including scout chest radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study | $624.45 | $1,040.75 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Yuma Regional Medical Center Yuma · Yuma, AZ HC XR ESOPHAGUS,INC SCOUT CHEST & DELAYED IMG,WHEN PERFORM, SNGL | $715.00 | $1,100.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Kingman Regional Medical Center Kingman · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Single contrast X-ray of esophagus | $832.65 | $2,379.00 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Florence Medical Center Florence · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc X-Ray Exam; Esophagus | $1,286.00 | $1,286.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc X-Ray Exam; Esophagus | $1,286.00 | $1,286.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center Mesa · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc X-Ray Exam; Esophagus | $1,286.00 | $1,286.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc X-Ray Exam; Esophagus | $1,286.00 | $1,286.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center Scottsdale · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc X-Ray Exam; Esophagus | $1,286.00 | $1,286.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc X-Ray Exam; Esophagus | $1,286.00 | $1,286.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center Scottsdale · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc X-Ray Exam; Esophagus | $1,286.00 | $1,286.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc X-Ray Exam; Esophagus | $1,286.00 | $1,286.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center Tempe · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc X-Ray Exam; Esophagus | $1,286.00 | $1,286.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Havasu Regional Medical Center Lake Havasu City · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Radiologic examination, esophagus, including scout chest radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study | $1,547.76 | $2,579.60 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 28 | $96.52 | $213.03 |
| Tucson, AZ | 8 | $147.00 | $289.20 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 4 | $399.00 | $728.55 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 2 | $439.85 | $476.88 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | 2 | $442.55 | $451.55 |
| Payson, AZ | 1 | $170.13 | $170.13 |
| Safford, AZ | 1 | $210.84 | $210.84 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | 1 | $211.20 | $211.20 |
| Yuma, AZ | 1 | $715.00 | $715.00 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What barium swallow is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Barium swallow explained.
Barium swallow (esophagus X-ray with contrast) in other states
- Alabama$276.42
- Alaska$815.79
- Arkansas$231.89
- California$605.53
- Colorado$638.10
- Connecticut$644.66
- Delaware$416.23
- District of Columbia$479.63, 3 hospitals
- Florida$840.67
- Georgia$343.53
- Hawaii$490.00
- Idaho$419.90
- Illinois$609.72
- Indiana$465.25
- Iowa$364.41
- Kansas$422.45
- Kentucky$437.32
- Louisiana$215.60
- Maine$361.59
- Maryland$573.68
- Massachusetts$535.50
- Michigan$289.25
- Minnesota$309.81
- Mississippi$221.60
- Missouri$433.55
- Montana$355.36
- Nebraska$627.25
- Nevada$565.39
- New Hampshire$605.65
- New Jersey$209.65
- New Mexico$490.05
- New York$342.50
- North Carolina$443.00
- North Dakota$358.15
- Ohio$442.50
- Oklahoma$293.54
- Oregon$558.63
- Pennsylvania$460.00
- Puerto Rico$202.50, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$446.00
- South Carolina$466.20
- South Dakota$829.00
- Tennessee$219.31
- Texas$521.39
- Utah$660.77
- Vermont$862.64
- Virginia$485.00
- Washington$558.60
- West Virginia$368.51
- Wisconsin$530.00
- Wyoming$456.57
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.