Barium swallow cost in Georgia
In Georgia, 87 hospitals publish a cash price for barium swallow (esophagus X-ray with contrast): from $99.45 to $3,739.73, with a median of $343.53. The lowest price is at Wellstar Cobb Hospital (Austell) and 10 other hospitals. The highest price is 37.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $343.53, is 23% below the US median of $447.60.
- That is 1.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($179.20).
- Georgia ranks 12th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 22 of 87 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 5, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$99.45Wellstar Cobb Hospital + 10 more
Median$343.53half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,739.73in Georgia
Lowest saves$244.08vs the median
Hospitals in Georgia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital lowest Austell · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Fl Contrast X-Ray Esophagus | $99.45 | $255.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital lowest Douglasville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Fl Contrast X-Ray Esophagus | $99.45 | $255.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital lowest Marietta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Fl Contrast X-Ray Esophagus | $99.45 | $255.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated With Med Col lowest Augusta · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Hc Fl Contrast X-Ray Esophagus | $99.45 | $255.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital lowest Roswell · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Fl Contrast X-Ray Esophagus | $99.45 | $255.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital lowest Hiram · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Fl Contrast X-Ray Esophagus | $99.45 | $255.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp lowest Warm Springs · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Fl Contrast X-Ray Esophagus | $99.45 | $255.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital lowest Griffin · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Fl Contrast X-Ray Esophagus | $99.45 | $255.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital lowest Jackson · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Fl Contrast X-Ray Esophagus | $99.45 | $255.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center lowest LaGrange · LaGrange, GA-AL Hc Fl Contrast X-Ray Esophagus | $99.45 | $255.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital lowest Marietta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Fl Contrast X-Ray Esophagus | $99.45 | $255.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Washington County Regional Medical Center Sandersville · Sandersville, GA RF BA-SWALLOW ESOPHAGRA | $105.50 | $211.00 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Higgins General Hospital Bremen · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA X-RAY XM ESOPHAGUS 1CNTRST | $121.60 | $304.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA X-RAY XM ESOPHAGUS 1CNTRST | $121.60 | $304.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Villa Rica · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA X-RAY XM ESOPHAGUS 1CNTRST | $121.60 | $304.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Willowbrooke at Tanner Villa Rica · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA X-RAY XM ESOPHAGUS 1CNTRST | $121.60 | $304.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Southwell Medical Center Adel · Adel, GA 3M XR Esophagus | $155.50 | $311.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Tift Regional Medical Center Tifton · Tifton, GA 3M XR Esophagus | $155.50 | $311.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Candler Hospital Savannah · Savannah, GA Xr Esophagus | $166.80 | $556.00 | Jul 1, 2025 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital - Savannah Savannah · Savannah, GA Xr Esophagus | $166.80 | $556.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Southern Regional Medical Center Southwest Riverdale · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Esophagram | $175.00 | $818.29 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach Byron · Warner Robins, GA HC DX ESOPHAGRAM | $189.00 | $378.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Navicent Health Baldwin Milledgeville · Milledgeville, GA HC DX ESOPHAGRAM | $198.00 | $396.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| South Georgia Medical Center Valdosta · Valdosta, GA X-RAY XM ESOPHAGUS 1CNTRST | $206.25 | $275.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| South Georgia Medical Center Berrien Campus Nashville · Nashville, GA X-RAY XM ESOPHAGUS 1CNTRST | $206.25 | $275.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Stephens County Hospital Toccoa · Toccoa, GA PORT ESOPHAGUS | $216.00 | $360.00 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Mountain Lakes Medical Center Clayton · Clayton, GA BARIUM SWALLOW (BA) | $225.60 | $564.00 | May 8, 2026 source file |
| Chatuge Regional Hospital Hiawassee · Hiawassee, GA XR Esophagus | $234.15 | $468.30 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital and Manor Bainbridge · Bainbridge, GA ESOPHAGUS BAR SWALLOW 1 CNTRST | $256.20 | $366.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont McDuffie Hospital Thomson · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HC Xr Esophagus W Cntrst | $264.86 | $882.87 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Augusta Augusta · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HC Xr Esophagus W Cntrst | $264.86 | $882.87 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown Columbus · Columbus, GA-AL HC Xr Esophagus W Cntrst | $264.86 | $882.87 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside Columbus · Columbus, GA-AL HC Xr Esophagus W Cntrst | $264.86 | $882.87 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Union General Hospital Blairsville · Blairsville, GA XR Esophagus | $281.40 | $562.80 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| East Georgia Regional Medical Center Statesboro · Statesboro, GA FL-ESOPHAGUS | $293.49 | $1,087.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC DX ESOPHAGRAM | $295.50 | $591.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Appling Healthcare Baxley · Baxley, GA ESOPHAGRAM | $312.00 | $416.00 | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Rome · Rome, GA HC DX ESOPHAGRAM | $328.50 | $657.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center Cedartown · Cedartown, GA HC DX ESOPHAGRAM | $337.50 | $675.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Athens · Athens-Clarke County, GA HC Xr Esophagus W Cntrst | $343.53 | $1,145.10 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Atlanta Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Xr Esophagus W Cntrst | $343.53 | $1,145.10 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Eastside Snellville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Xr Esophagus W Cntrst | $343.53 | $1,145.10 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Fayette Fayetteville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Xr Esophagus W Cntrst | $343.53 | $1,145.10 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Henry Stockbridge · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Xr Esophagus W Cntrst | $343.53 | $1,145.10 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Macon Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC Xr Esophagus W Cntrst | $343.53 | $1,145.10 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Macon North Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC Xr Esophagus W Cntrst | $343.53 | $1,145.10 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Mountainside Jasper · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Xr Esophagus W Cntrst | $343.53 | $1,145.10 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newnan Newnan · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Xr Esophagus W Cntrst | $343.53 | $1,145.10 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newton Covington · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Xr Esophagus W Cntrst | $343.53 | $1,145.10 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Rockdale Conyers · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Xr Esophagus W Cntrst | $343.53 | $1,145.10 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Walton Monroe · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Xr Esophagus W Cntrst | $343.53 | $1,145.10 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Archbold Mitchell Camilla · Camilla, GA ESOPHOGRAM RADIOLOGIC EXAM | $350.40 | $584.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grady General Hospital Cairo · Thomasville, GA ESOPHOGRAM RADIOLOGIC EXAM | $350.40 | $584.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| John D Archbold Memorial Hospital Thomasville · Thomasville, GA ESOPHOGRAM RADIOLOGIC EXAM | $350.40 | $584.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Irwin County Hospital Ocilla · Ocilla, GA ESOPHAGUS | $357.10 | $714.20 | Oct 6, 2026 source file |
| Crisp Regional Hospital Cordele · Cordele, GA X-RAY XM ESOPHAGUS 1CNTRST | $364.96 | $384.17 | Mar 9, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Sacred Heart Hospital Lavonia · Lavonia, GA HC Xr Esophogram Chest Radiograph(S) & Delayed Images Single Contrast Study | $379.60 | $584.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC XR ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST | $390.13 | $1,318.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Forsyth · Macon-Bibb County, GA ESOPHAGRAM | $399.00 | $532.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital Greenboro · Greenboro, GA HC Xr Esophogram Chest Radiograph(S) & Delayed Images Single Contrast Study | $417.95 | $643.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary's Hospital Athens · Athens-Clarke County, GA HC Xr Esophogram Chest Radiograph(S) & Delayed Images Single Contrast Study | $474.50 | $730.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Gordon Calhoun · Calhoun, GA HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $495.55 | $495.55 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Murray Chatsworth · Dalton, GA HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $495.55 | $495.55 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Esophagram - Fl Esophagus Barium Swallow | $513.00 | $513.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Esophagram - Fl Esophagus Barium Swallow | $513.00 | $513.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Esophagram - Fl Esophagus Barium Swallow | $513.00 | $513.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Esophagram - Fl Esophagus Barium Swallow | $513.00 | $513.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Esophagram - Fl Esophagus Barium Swallow | $513.00 | $513.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Esophagram - Fl Esophagus Barium Swallow | $513.00 | $513.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Esophagram - Fl Esophagus Barium Swallow | $513.00 | $513.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Donalsonville Hospital Donalsonville · Donalsonville, GA BARIUM SWALLOW | $525.30 | $618.00 | Aug 25, 2025 source file |
| Piedmont Cartersville Cartersville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Xr Esophagus W Cntrst | $547.29 | $1,824.30 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Blue Ridge Medical Center Blue Ridge · Blue Ridge, GA X-RAY XM ESOPHAGUS 1CNTRST | $560.48 | $934.14 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Coffee Regional Medical Center Douglas · Douglas, GA BARIUM SWALLOW | $567.80 | $835.00 | Jun 5, 2026 source file |
| Colquitt Regional Medical Center Moultrie · Moultrie, GA BARIUM SWALLOW | $672.00 | $672.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins · Warner Robins, GA Gastrografin Esophogram 74220 | $938.00 | $938.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Perry Hospital Perry · Warner Robins, GA Barium Swallow Esophogm 74220 | $938.00 | $938.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Meadows Hospital Vidalia · Vidalia, GA Radiologic examination, esophagus, including scout chest radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study | $1,035.09 | $1,035.09 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health University Medical Center Savannah · Savannah, GA XR ESOPHAGUS | $1,241.00 | $1,241.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Hughes Spalding Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA X-Ray of Esophagus | $1,345.00 | $1,345.00 | May 14, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Satilla Health Waycross · Waycross, GA Radiologic examination, esophagus, including scout chest radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study | $1,356.00 | $1,356.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Arthur M. Blank Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA X-Ray of Esophagus | $1,510.00 | $1,510.00 | May 14, 2026 source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Meridian Mark Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA X-Ray of Esophagus | $1,510.00 | $1,510.00 | May 14, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA X-Ray of Esophagus | $1,510.00 | $1,510.00 | May 14, 2026 source file |
| Doctors Hospital Augusta · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC XR ESOPHAGUS | $1,805.77 | $1,805.77 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Park Hospital Dublin · Dublin, GA XR ESOPHAGUS | $2,180.25 | $2,180.25 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Redmond Rome · Rome, GA HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $3,739.73 | $3,739.73 | Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 35 | $99.45 | $343.53 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 4 | $99.45 | $264.86 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 4 | $295.50 | $343.53 |
| Savannah, GA | 3 | $166.80 | $166.80 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 3 | $189.00 | $938.00 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 2 | $343.53 | $409.02 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 2 | $264.86 | $264.86 |
| Rome, GA | 2 | $328.50 | $2,034.12 |
| Thomasville, GA | 2 | $350.40 | $350.40 |
| Adel, GA | 1 | $155.50 | $155.50 |
| Baxley, GA | 1 | $312.00 | $312.00 |
| Blairsville, GA | 1 | $281.40 | $281.40 |
| Blue Ridge, GA | 1 | $560.48 | $560.48 |
| Bainbridge, GA | 1 | $256.20 | $256.20 |
| Camilla, GA | 1 | $350.40 | $350.40 |
| Clayton, GA | 1 | $225.60 | $225.60 |
| Calhoun, GA | 1 | $495.55 | $495.55 |
| Cedartown, GA | 1 | $337.50 | $337.50 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $390.13 | $390.13 |
| Cordele, GA | 1 | $364.96 | $364.96 |
| Donalsonville, GA | 1 | $525.30 | $525.30 |
| Dalton, GA | 1 | $495.55 | $495.55 |
| Douglas, GA | 1 | $567.80 | $567.80 |
| Dublin, GA | 1 | $2,180.25 | $2,180.25 |
| Greenboro, GA | 1 | $417.95 | $417.95 |
| Hiawassee, GA | 1 | $234.15 | $234.15 |
| Lavonia, GA | 1 | $379.60 | $379.60 |
| LaGrange, GA-AL | 1 | $99.45 | $99.45 |
| Milledgeville, GA | 1 | $198.00 | $198.00 |
| Moultrie, GA | 1 | $672.00 | $672.00 |
| Nashville, GA | 1 | $206.25 | $206.25 |
| Ocilla, GA | 1 | $357.10 | $357.10 |
| Sandersville, GA | 1 | $105.50 | $105.50 |
| Statesboro, GA | 1 | $293.49 | $293.49 |
| Tifton, GA | 1 | $155.50 | $155.50 |
| Toccoa, GA | 1 | $216.00 | $216.00 |
| Valdosta, GA | 1 | $206.25 | $206.25 |
| Vidalia, GA | 1 | $1,035.09 | $1,035.09 |
| Waycross, GA | 1 | $1,356.00 | $1,356.00 |
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
- Arizona$341.04
- 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
- 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.