Scans and imaging CPT 74220 Illinois Outpatient

Barium swallow cost in Illinois

In Illinois, 64 hospitals publish a cash price for barium swallow (esophagus X-ray with contrast): from $43.75 to $1,929.00, with a median of $429.26. The lowest price is at Deaconess Illinois Crossroads (Mount Vernon). The highest price is 44.1× the lowest.

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 Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$43.75Deaconess Illinois Crossroads

Median$429.26half pay less

Highest$1,929.00in Illinois

Lowest saves$385.51vs the median

Hospitals in Illinois, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	File date
Deaconess Illinois Crossroads lowest Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon, IL CHG RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY	$43.75	$125.00	Feb 3, 2026 source file
Heartland Regional Medical Center Marion · Marion-Herrin, IL CHG RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY	$65.10	$186.00	Feb 3, 2026 source file
Roseland Community Hospital Association Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Single contrast X-ray of esophagus	$70.48	$461.00	Jul 1, 2026 source file
Deaconess Illinois Union County Hospital Anna · Anna, IL CHG RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY	$80.85	$231.00	Feb 3, 2026 source file
Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Esophagram	$158.46	$834.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY	$175.00	$700.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY	$175.00	$700.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hinsdale · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY	$175.00	$700.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange La Grange · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY	$175.00	$700.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Mercy Medical Center Aurora · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ESOPHAGRAM	$187.00	$1,338.00	Sep 1, 2026 source file
Saint Francis Hospital Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC ESOPHAGRAM	$187.00	$1,144.00	Sep 1, 2026 source file
Trinity Medical Center Rock Island · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL CHG RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY	$190.40	$238.00	Jan 28, 2026 source file
Loyola University Medical Center Maywood · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Esophagram	$191.82	$834.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
Community First Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Single contrast X-ray of esophagus	$246.63	$493.25	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Humboldt Park Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Single contrast X-ray of esophagus	$247.17	$882.75	Aug 24, 2026 source file
Riverside Medical Center Kankakee · Kankakee, IL SINGLE CONTRAST X-RAY OF ESOPHAGUS	$266.20	$1,000.00	— source file
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GI Esophagram	$321.60	$536.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GI Esophagram	$321.60	$536.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC X-RAY ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST	$377.52	$1,144.00	— source file
Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR Esophagus BCE	$388.93	$1,143.92	Mar 17, 2025 source file
Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR Esophagus	$403.18	$1,185.82	Mar 17, 2025 source file
Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR ESOPHAGRAM	$415.00	$830.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR ESOPHAGRAM	$415.00	$830.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR ESOPHAGRAM	$415.00	$830.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR ESOPHAGRAM	$415.00	$830.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR ESOPHAGRAM	$415.00	$830.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR ESOPHAGRAM	$415.00	$830.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR ESOPHAGRAM	$415.00	$830.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR ESOPHAGRAM	$415.00	$830.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR ESOPHAGRAM	$415.00	$830.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR ESOPHAGRAM	$415.00	$830.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN XR ESOPHAGRAM	$415.00	$830.00	Nov 4, 2025 source file
Hshs Good Shepherd Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, IL HC XRAY ESOPHAGUS	$443.52	$616.00	— source file
Shriners Childrens - Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN X-RAY XM ESOPHAGUS 1CNTRST	$529.10	$529.10	— source file
St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese · St. Louis, MO-IL HC XRAY ESOPHAGUS	$553.68	$769.00	— source file
NorthShore University HealthSystems Evanston Hospital Evanson · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Esophagus X-Ray	$570.70	$878.00	— source file
NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Esophagus X-Ray	$570.70	$878.00	— source file
NorthShore University HealthSystems Highland Park Hospital Highland Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Esophagus X-Ray	$570.70	$878.00	— source file
NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Esophagus X-Ray	$570.70	$878.00	— source file
St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland · St. Louis, MO-IL HC XRAY ESOPHAGUS	$641.52	$891.00	— source file
St Francis Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Litchfield · Litchfield, IL HC XRAY ESOPHAGUS	$669.60	$930.00	— source file
St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon · St. Louis, MO-IL HC XRAY ESOPHAGUS	$703.44	$977.00	— source file
Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville · St. Louis, MO-IL HC XRAY ESOPHAGUS	$718.56	$998.00	— source file
Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City · St. Louis, MO-IL FL-ESOPHAGUS	$736.27	$1,227.11	— source file
St Johns Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Springfield · Springfield, IL HC XRAY ESOPHAGUS	$781.92	$1,086.00	— source file
St Anthonys Memorial Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Mattoon · Charleston-Mattoon, IL HC XRAY ESOPHAGUS	$793.44	$1,102.00	— source file
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Single Contrast X-Ray Esophagus	$828.10	$1,183.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Single Contrast X-Ray Esophagus	$828.10	$1,183.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Single Contrast X-Ray Esophagus	$828.10	$1,183.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Single Contrast X-Ray Esophagus	$828.10	$1,183.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital Wheaton · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Single Contrast X-Ray Esophagus	$828.10	$1,183.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Single Contrast X-Ray Esophagus	$828.10	$1,183.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Single Contrast X-Ray Esophagus	$828.10	$1,183.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Single Contrast X-Ray Esophagus	$828.10	$1,183.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hb Contrast X-Ray Esophagus	$838.00	$838.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN H XR ESOPHAGUS	$861.70	$1,231.00	— source file
Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Radiologic Exam; Esophagus	$873.00	$873.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
St Marys Hospital Decatur of Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Decatur · Decatur, IL HC XRAY ESOPHAGUS	$940.32	$1,306.00	— source file
Endeavor Health Clinical Operations Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB ESOPHAGUS X-RAY	$988.00	$988.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Endeavor Health Clinical Operations Highland Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB ESOPHAGUS X-RAY	$988.00	$988.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Swedish Covenant Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB ESOPHAGUS X-RAY	$988.00	$988.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Radiologic Exam; Esophagus	$1,170.00	$1,170.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Edward Hospital Naperville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC RAD ESOPHAGUS SNGL CONTRAST	$1,929.00	$1,929.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC RAD ESOPHAGUS SNGL CONTRAST	$1,929.00	$1,929.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file

By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro area	Hospitals	Lowest	Median
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	47	$70.48	$415.00
St. Louis, MO-IL	5	$553.68	$703.44
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	3	$190.40	$321.60
Anna, IL	1	$80.85	$80.85
Charleston-Mattoon, IL	1	$793.44	$793.44
Decatur, IL	1	$940.32	$940.32
Kankakee, IL	1	$266.20	$266.20
Litchfield, IL	1	$669.60	$669.60
Marion-Herrin, IL	1	$65.10	$65.10
Mount Vernon, IL	1	$43.75	$43.75
Shelbyville, IL	1	$443.52	$443.52
Springfield, IL	1	$781.92	$781.92

What it is

A barium swallow is a live X-ray of the esophagus while you drink barium. It shows narrowing, hernias and problems with how food passes.

What the price covers

The price usually covers the study and the barium. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately.

Barium swallow (esophagus X-ray with contrast) in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.