Barium swallow cost in Missouri
In Missouri, 63 hospitals publish a cash price for barium swallow (esophagus X-ray with contrast): from $147.07 to $2,709.27, with a median of $433.55. The lowest price is at Cox Medical Center Branson (Branson). The highest price is 18.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $433.55, is 3% below the US median of $447.60.
- That is 2.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($179.20).
- Missouri ranks 21st of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 63 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 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$147.07Cox Medical Center Branson
Median$433.55half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,709.27in Missouri
Lowest saves$286.48vs the median
Hospitals in Missouri, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Medical Center Branson lowest Branson · Branson, MO SINGLE CONTRAST X-RAY OF ESOPHAGUS | $147.07 | $647.88 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Lester E Cox Medical Centers Springfield · Springfield, MO SINGLE CONTRAST X-RAY OF ESOPHAGUS | $163.27 | $647.88 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Missouri Delta Medical Center Sikeston · Sikeston, MO Contrast X-Ray Esophagus | $164.56 | $658.25 | Aug 7, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS Hc Esophagram | $174.00 | $1,227.69 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Cox-Monett Hospital Monett · Monett, MO X-RAY XM ESOPHAGUS 1CNTRST | $197.60 | $647.88 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Cox Barton County Hospital Lamar · Lamar, MO SINGLE CONTRAST X-RAY OF ESOPHAGUS | $206.67 | $647.88 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS XR Exam 12 | $207.90 | $378.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| University Health Truman Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS XR Exam 12 | $207.90 | $378.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Pike County Memorial Hospital Lousiana · Lousiana, MO XR Esophagus | $212.80 | $266.00 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas County Memorial Hospital Houston · Houston, MO ESOPHAGRAM | $214.90 | $307.00 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| NKC Health North Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS RA Esophagus Single Contrast | $215.18 | $742.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Harrison County Community Hospital Bethany · Bethany, MO ESOPHAGUS | $224.25 | $345.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Liberty Hospital Liberty · Kansas City, MO-KS X-RAY XM ESOPHAGUS 1CNTRS | $227.00 | $816.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Lake Regional Health System Osage Beach · Osage Beach, MO Esophagus ba swallow | $241.80 | $806.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Xr Esophagus/Barium Swallow | $273.65 | $421.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Nevada City Hospital Nevada · Nevada, MO XR ESOPHAGUS | $275.85 | $613.00 | Jan 14, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington · St. Louis, MO-IL Xr Esophagus/Barium Swallow | $283.40 | $436.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center Poplar Bluff · Poplar Bluff, MO RF Esophagus Gastrografin | $303.96 | $1,447.41 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital Ste. Genevieve · Ste. Genevieve, MO Timed Barium Swallow | $314.25 | $628.50 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS ESOPHAGUS W/O AIR | $339.36 | $848.40 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS ESOPHAGUS W/O AIR | $339.36 | $848.40 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Neosho Hospital Neosho · Joplin, MO-KS ESOPHAGUS W/O AIR | $339.36 | $848.40 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage · Joplin, MO-KS Xr Esophagus/Barium Swallow | $365.30 | $562.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Boone Hospital Center Columbia · Columbia, MO ESOPHAGUS X-RAY SINGLE CNTRST | $390.00 | $650.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS Xr Esophagus/Barium Swallow | $395.20 | $608.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Golden Valley Memorial Hospital Clinton · Clinton, MO SINGLE CONTRAST X-RAY OF ESOPHAGUS | $402.00 | $670.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Xr Esophagus/Barium Swallow | $402.35 | $619.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Scotland County Memorial Hospital Memphis · Memphis, MO XR ESOPHAGUS | $410.20 | $586.00 | Oct 24, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus · St. Louis, MO-IL Xr Esophagus/Barium Swallow | $410.80 | $632.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Perry Perryville · Perryville, MO Xr Esophagus/Barium Swallow | $423.15 | $651.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville · Kansas City, MO-KS Esophogram Double | $425.60 | $608.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy · St. Louis, MO-IL Xr Esophagus/Barium Swallow | $433.55 | $667.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia · Columbia, MO XRAY ESOPHAGUS; SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY-XO | $435.60 | $726.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora · Aurora, MO Xr Esophagus/Barium Swallow | $436.15 | $671.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Cassville Cassville · Cassville, MO Xr Esophagus/Barium Swallow | $436.15 | $671.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy St. Francis Hospital Mountain View · West Plains, MO Xr Esophagus/Barium Swallow | $436.15 | $671.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield · Springfield, MO Xr Esophagus/Barium Swallow | $469.95 | $723.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark · Springfield, MO Xr Esophagus/Barium Swallow | $469.95 | $723.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Madison Medical Center Fredericktown · Fredericktown, MO ESOPHAGUS XRAY | $479.70 | $533.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL X-RAY XM ESOPHAGUS 1CNTRST | $484.70 | $484.70 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Fitzgibbon Hospital Marshall · Marshall, MO Single contrast X-ray of esophagus | $493.35 | $616.69 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Northeast Regional Medical Center Kirksville · Kirksville, MO FL-ESOPHAGUS | $515.64 | $2,148.51 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Moberly Regional Medical Center Moberly · Moberly, MO FL-ESOPHAGUS | $529.53 | $1,961.24 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Western Missouri Medical Center Warrensburg · Warrensburg, MO BARIUM SWALLOW X-RAY TECH | $536.00 | $536.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bothwell Regional Health Center Sedalia · Sedalia, MO SINGLE CONTRAST X-RAY OF ESOPHAGUS | $539.25 | $719.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Sullivan County Memorial Hospital Milan · Milan, MO XR ESOPHAGUS | $541.00 | $541.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lebanon Lebanon · Lebanon, MO Xr Esophagus/Barium Swallow | $592.15 | $911.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Citizens Memorial Hospital Bolivar · Springfield, MO SINGLE CONTRAST X-RAY OF ESOPHAGUS | $606.20 | $757.75 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Xr Esophagus/Barium Swallow | $611.00 | $940.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter · Dexter, MO Xr Esophagus/Barium Swallow | $611.00 | $940.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Hermann Area Hospital District Hermann · Hermann, MO Single contrast X-ray of esophagus | $626.70 | $1,044.50 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler · Kansas City, MO-KS DX BARIUM SWALLOW | $644.31 | $920.44 | Apr 20, 2026 source file |
| Heartland Long Term Acute Hospital St. Joseph · St. Joseph, MO-KS HC ESOPHAGRAM - FL ESOPHAGUS BARIUM SWALLOW | $680.00 | $800.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph Medical Center St. Joseph · St. Joseph, MO-KS HC ESOPHAGRAM - FL ESOPHAGUS BARIUM SWALLOW | $680.00 | $800.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Mosaic Medical Center Maryville Maryville · Maryville, MO HC ESOPHAGRAM - FL ESOPHAGUS BARIUM SWALLOW | $680.00 | $800.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Hc Esophagus Single Contrast | $682.00 | $682.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS XR ESOPHAGUS FAC | $708.48 | $1,476.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Phelps Health Rolla · Rolla, MO SINGLE CONTRAST X-RAY OF ESOPHAGUS | $805.07 | $1,150.10 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center Lexington · Kansas City, MO-KS XR ESOPHAGUS | $1,472.72 | $1,472.72 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centerpoint Medical Center Independence · Kansas City, MO-KS XR ESOPHAGUS | $2,224.83 | $2,224.83 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center Lee's Summit · Kansas City, MO-KS Radiologic examination, esophagus, including scout chest radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study | $2,640.38 | $2,640.38 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Belton Regional Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS XR ESOPHAGUS | $2,643.44 | $2,643.44 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Research Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS XR ESOPHAGUS | $2,709.27 | $2,709.27 | Sep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 13 | $174.00 | $644.31 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 6 | $273.65 | $406.58 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 5 | $339.36 | $339.36 |
| Springfield, MO | 4 | $163.27 | $469.95 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 2 | $611.00 | $646.50 |
| Columbia, MO | 2 | $390.00 | $412.80 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 2 | $680.00 | $680.00 |
| Aurora, MO | 1 | $436.15 | $436.15 |
| Bethany, MO | 1 | $224.25 | $224.25 |
| Branson, MO | 1 | $147.07 | $147.07 |
| Cassville, MO | 1 | $436.15 | $436.15 |
| Clinton, MO | 1 | $402.00 | $402.00 |
| Dexter, MO | 1 | $611.00 | $611.00 |
| Fredericktown, MO | 1 | $479.70 | $479.70 |
| Hermann, MO | 1 | $626.70 | $626.70 |
| Houston, MO | 1 | $214.90 | $214.90 |
| Kirksville, MO | 1 | $515.64 | $515.64 |
| Lamar, MO | 1 | $206.67 | $206.67 |
| Lousiana, MO | 1 | $212.80 | $212.80 |
| Lebanon, MO | 1 | $592.15 | $592.15 |
| Memphis, MO | 1 | $410.20 | $410.20 |
| Milan, MO | 1 | $541.00 | $541.00 |
| Monett, MO | 1 | $197.60 | $197.60 |
| Marshall, MO | 1 | $493.35 | $493.35 |
| Maryville, MO | 1 | $680.00 | $680.00 |
| Moberly, MO | 1 | $529.53 | $529.53 |
| Nevada, MO | 1 | $275.85 | $275.85 |
| Osage Beach, MO | 1 | $241.80 | $241.80 |
| Perryville, MO | 1 | $423.15 | $423.15 |
| Poplar Bluff, MO | 1 | $303.96 | $303.96 |
| Rolla, MO | 1 | $805.07 | $805.07 |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO | 1 | $314.25 | $314.25 |
| Sedalia, MO | 1 | $539.25 | $539.25 |
| Sikeston, MO | 1 | $164.56 | $164.56 |
| Warrensburg, MO | 1 | $536.00 | $536.00 |
| West Plains, MO | 1 | $436.15 | $436.15 |
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
- 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
- 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.