Barium swallow cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 35 hospitals publish a cash price for barium swallow (esophagus X-ray with contrast): from $231.48 to $940.00, with a median of $627.25. The lowest price is at Nebraska Methodist Hospital (Omaha). The highest price is 4.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $627.25, is 40% above the US median of $447.60.
- That is 3.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($179.20).
- Nebraska ranks 43rd of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 35 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$231.48Nebraska Methodist Hospital
Median$627.25half of hospitals charge less
Highest$940.00in Nebraska
Lowest saves$395.77vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital lowest Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA MJFL Exam | $231.48 | $643.00 | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Fremont Health Fremont · Fremont, NE MJFL Exam | $350.39 | $947.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC ESOPHAGRAM | $367.22 | $854.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC ESOPHAGRAM | $367.22 | $854.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC ESOPHAGRAM | $367.22 | $854.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion · Omaha, NE-IA HC ESOPHAGRAM | $367.22 | $854.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Community Hospital Blair · Omaha, NE-IA Single contrast X-ray of esophagus | $368.00 | $460.00 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE HC ESOPHAGRAM | $369.82 | $451.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Plainview Hospital Plainview · Norfolk, NE HC ESOPHAGRAM | $387.86 | $451.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala · Ogallala, NE XR ESOPHAGUS STUDY CNT SINGLE | $423.62 | $590.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC ESOPHAGRAM | $448.32 | $934.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA Single contrast X-ray of esophagus | $453.70 | $698.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Single contrast X-ray of esophagus | $453.70 | $698.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Grand Island · Grand Island, NE HC ESOPHAGRAM | $525.28 | $938.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saunders Medical Center Wahoo · Omaha, NE-IA XR Esophagus | $532.50 | $710.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Cozad Community Hospital Cozad · Lexington, NE Rf Esophogram | $602.00 | $669.00 | — source file |
| Valley County Hospital Ord · Ord, NE RAD EXAM ESOPHAGUS | $611.10 | $679.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| York General Hospital York · York, NE Single contrast X-ray of esophagus | $627.25 | $627.25 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Box Butte General Hospital Alliance · Alliance, NE X-RAY XM ESOPHAGUS 1CNTRST | $632.80 | $791.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Kearney · Kearney, NE HC ESOPHAGRAM | $647.28 | $1,116.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Spine Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC ESOPHAGRAM | $658.00 | $658.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Callaway District Hospital Callaway · Callaway, NE Xr Esophagus | $667.00 | $741.00 | — source file |
| Beatrice Community Hospital Beatrice · Beatrice, NE Hc Xr Esophogram Barium | $711.00 | $711.00 | — source file |
| Community Hospital - McCook McCook · McCook, NE ESOPHAGUS | $711.90 | $791.00 | Dec 27, 2025 source file |
| Phelps Memorial Health Center Holdrege · Holdrege, NE Single contrast X-ray of esophagus | $714.60 | $794.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Gordon Memorial Hospital Gordon · Gordon, NE Xr Esophagus | $725.00 | $725.00 | — source file |
| Regional West Medical Center Scottsbluff · Scottsbluff, NE HB RADIANT-ESOPHAGOGRAM | $731.40 | $1,219.00 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Nemaha County Hospital Auburn · Auburn, NE XR ESOPHAGUS | $740.00 | $740.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care Systems Seward · Lincoln, NE Single contrast X-ray of esophagus | $766.00 | $766.00 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| St. Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City · Nebraska City, NE HC ESOPHAGRAM | $766.70 | $935.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Providence Medical Center Wayne · Wayne, NE XR Esophagus | $850.85 | $1,001.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Butler County Health David City · David City, NE Xr Esophagus | $870.00 | $870.00 | — source file |
| Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings · Hastings, NE Single contrast X-ray of esophagus | $914.87 | $1,016.52 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Community Hospital Columbus · Columbus, NE SINGLE CONTRAST X-RAY OF ESOPHAGUS | $926.25 | $975.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point · West Point, NE XR Esophagus | $940.00 | $940.00 | Mar 18, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 10 | $231.48 | $367.61 |
| Columbus, NE | 2 | $369.82 | $648.04 |
| Lincoln, NE | 2 | $448.32 | $607.16 |
| Alliance, NE | 1 | $632.80 | $632.80 |
| Auburn, NE | 1 | $740.00 | $740.00 |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $711.00 | $711.00 |
| Callaway, NE | 1 | $667.00 | $667.00 |
| David City, NE | 1 | $870.00 | $870.00 |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $350.39 | $350.39 |
| Gordon, NE | 1 | $725.00 | $725.00 |
| Grand Island, NE | 1 | $525.28 | $525.28 |
| Holdrege, NE | 1 | $714.60 | $714.60 |
| Hastings, NE | 1 | $914.87 | $914.87 |
| Kearney, NE | 1 | $647.28 | $647.28 |
| Lexington, NE | 1 | $602.00 | $602.00 |
| McCook, NE | 1 | $711.90 | $711.90 |
| Nebraska City, NE | 1 | $766.70 | $766.70 |
| Norfolk, NE | 1 | $387.86 | $387.86 |
| Ogallala, NE | 1 | $423.62 | $423.62 |
| Ord, NE | 1 | $611.10 | $611.10 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 1 | $731.40 | $731.40 |
| Wayne, NE | 1 | $850.85 | $850.85 |
| West Point, NE | 1 | $940.00 | $940.00 |
| York, NE | 1 | $627.25 | $627.25 |
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
- Missouri$433.55
- Montana$355.36
- 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.