Barium swallow cost in Oklahoma
In Oklahoma, 49 hospitals publish a cash price for barium swallow (esophagus X-ray with contrast): from $100.00 to $2,190.75, with a median of $288.87. The lowest price is at Eastern Oklahoma Medical Center (Poteau). The highest price is 21.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $288.87, is 35% below the US median of $445.39.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($179.20).
- Oklahoma ranks 7th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 49 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 12, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$100.00Eastern Oklahoma Medical Center
Median$288.87half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,190.75in Oklahoma
Lowest saves$188.87vs the median
Hospitals in Oklahoma, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Oklahoma Medical Center lowest Poteau · Poteau, OK XR ESOPHAGUS,TECHNICAL COMPONENT | $100.00 | $301.92 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center Oklahoma City · Oklahoma City, OK SINGLE CONTRAST X-RAY OF ESOPHAGUS | $137.70 | $1,377.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Hillcrest Hospital Pryor Pryor · Pryor, OK Single contrast X-ray of esophagus | $162.00 | $540.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital Tulsa · Tulsa, OK Single contrast X-ray of esophagus | $170.50 | $682.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital Oklahoma City · Oklahoma City, OK HC Esophagram - Fl Esophagus Barium Swallow | $176.63 | $504.66 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital South Oklahoma City · Oklahoma City, OK HC Esophagram - Fl Esophagus Barium Swallow | $176.63 | $504.66 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Arbuckle Memorial Hospital Sulphur · Sulphur, OK Esophagus | $188.00 | $235.00 | — source file |
| Muscogee (CREEK) Nation Medical Center Okmulgee · Tulsa, OK Single contrast X-ray of esophagus | $193.20 | $322.00 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| McAlester Regional Health Center McAlester · McAlester, OK XR-ESOPHAGRAM/ESOPHAGUS | $204.40 | $511.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Weatherford Regional Hospital, INC of Weatherford Weatherford · Weatherford, OK Single contrast X-ray of esophagus | $210.40 | $263.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St John Nowata Nowata · Nowata, OK ESOPHAGUS BA SWALLOW 74220 | $221.54 | $598.75 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St. John Jenks Jenks · Tulsa, OK ESOPHAGUS BA SWALLOW 74220 | $221.54 | $598.75 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center Tulsa · Tulsa, OK ESOPHAGUS BA SWALLOW 74220 | $221.54 | $598.75 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center Bartlesville · Bartlesville, OK ESOPHAGUS BA SWALLOW 74220 | $221.54 | $598.75 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St John Owasso Owasso · Tulsa, OK ESOPHAGUS BA SWALLOW 74220 | $221.54 | $598.75 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. John Sapulpa Sapulpa · Tulsa, OK ESOPHAGUS BA SWALLOW 74220 | $221.54 | $598.75 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Oklahoma Spine Hospital Oklahoma City · Oklahoma City, OK XR Ba SWALLOW | $235.00 | $477.00 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Oklahoma Surgical Hospital Tulsa · Tulsa, OK 74220 XR Esophagus | $244.61 | $300.00 | Oct 31, 2026 source file |
| Hillcrest Hospital Cushing Cushing · Stillwater, OK Single contrast X-ray of esophagus | $257.40 | $858.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Purcell Municipal Hospital Purcell · Oklahoma City, OK Single contrast X-ray of esophagus | $270.11 | $450.19 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee Muskogee · Muskogee, OK Hc X-Ray Esophagus | $286.90 | $717.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital South Tulsa · Tulsa, OK Hc X-Ray Esophagus | $286.90 | $717.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital Vinita Vinita · Vinita, OK Hc X-Ray Esophagus | $286.90 | $717.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital Yale Tulsa · Tulsa, OK Hc X-Ray Esophagus | $286.90 | $717.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson County Hospital OK Waurika · Waurika, OK ESOPHAGUS - X-RAY | $288.87 | $823.00 | Mar 14, 2026 source file |
| Pawhuska Hospital Pawhuska · Tulsa, OK Single contrast X-ray of esophagus | $298.20 | $497.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Ada Ada · Ada, OK Xr Esophagus/Barium Swallow | $317.85 | $489.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Mangum Regional Medical Center Mangum · Mangum, OK Single contrast X-ray of esophagus | $326.24 | $604.14 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Hillcrest Hospital South Tulsa · Tulsa, OK Single contrast X-ray of esophagus | $330.30 | $1,101.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| McCurtain Memorial Hospital Idabel · Idabel, OK ESOPH W/GASTRIGRA | $350.12 | $700.24 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Duncan Regional Hospital Duncan · Duncan, OK ESOPHAGUS - X-RAY | $362.94 | $1,072.00 | Mar 14, 2026 source file |
| Alliance Health Durant Durant · Durant, OK RF Esophagus Barium | $383.04 | $2,736.00 | Dec 21, 2024 source file |
| Hillcrest Medical Center Tulsa · Tulsa, OK Single contrast X-ray of esophagus | $407.10 | $1,357.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Bailey Medical Center Owasso · Tulsa, OK Single contrast X-ray of esophagus | $462.00 | $1,540.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County Guthrie · Oklahoma City, OK Xr Esophagus/Barium Swallow | $525.85 | $809.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Watonga Watonga · Watonga, OK Xr Esophagus/Barium Swallow | $525.85 | $809.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Kingfisher Kingfisher · Kingfisher, OK Xr Esophagus/Barium Swallow | $529.75 | $815.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Ardmore Northwest Ardmore · Ardmore, OK Xr Esophagus/Barium Swallow | $536.90 | $826.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Jackson County Memorial Hospital Altus · Altus, OK FL esophagus | $546.60 | $546.60 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City Oklahoma City · Oklahoma City, OK Xr Esophagus/Barium Swallow | $567.45 | $873.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Hillcrest Hospital Claremore Claremore · Tulsa, OK Single contrast X-ray of esophagus | $567.90 | $1,893.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Norman Regional Norman · Oklahoma City, OK Esophagus,Sngl Contr,Water Sol | $568.80 | $948.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Healdton Healdton · Ardmore, OK Xr Esophagus/Barium Swallow | $569.40 | $876.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Lawton · Lawton, OK FL ESOPHAGRAM SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $821.98 | $657.58 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Love County Marietta · Marietta, OK Xr Esophagus/Barium Swallow | $876.00 | $876.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Stillwater Medical Center OK Stillwater · Stillwater, OK IX,ESOPHOGRAM | $917.60 | $1,147.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Cornerstone Specialty Hospitals Broken Arrow Broken Arrow · Tulsa, OK ESOPHAGUS | $1,042.00 | $1,042.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cornerstone Specialty Hospitals Muskogee Muskogee · Muskogee, OK ESOPHAGUS | $1,114.00 | $1,114.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Haskell Regional Hospital Stigler · Stigler, OK DR ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST | $2,190.75 | $2,190.75 | Sep 4, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa, OK | 15 | $170.50 | $286.90 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 8 | $137.70 | $252.56 |
| Ardmore, OK | 2 | $536.90 | $553.15 |
| Muskogee, OK | 2 | $286.90 | $700.45 |
| Stillwater, OK | 2 | $257.40 | $587.50 |
| Ada, OK | 1 | $317.85 | $317.85 |
| Altus, OK | 1 | $546.60 | $546.60 |
| Bartlesville, OK | 1 | $221.54 | $221.54 |
| Duncan, OK | 1 | $362.94 | $362.94 |
| Durant, OK | 1 | $383.04 | $383.04 |
| Idabel, OK | 1 | $350.12 | $350.12 |
| Kingfisher, OK | 1 | $529.75 | $529.75 |
| Lawton, OK | 1 | $821.98 | $821.98 |
| Mangum, OK | 1 | $326.24 | $326.24 |
| Marietta, OK | 1 | $876.00 | $876.00 |
| McAlester, OK | 1 | $204.40 | $204.40 |
| Nowata, OK | 1 | $221.54 | $221.54 |
| Poteau, OK | 1 | $100.00 | $100.00 |
| Pryor, OK | 1 | $162.00 | $162.00 |
| Stigler, OK | 1 | $2,190.75 | $2,190.75 |
| Sulphur, OK | 1 | $188.00 | $188.00 |
| Vinita, OK | 1 | $286.90 | $286.90 |
| Watonga, OK | 1 | $525.85 | $525.85 |
| Waurika, OK | 1 | $288.87 | $288.87 |
| Weatherford, OK | 1 | $210.40 | $210.40 |
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$338.23
- 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$462.00
- 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$217.00
- 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
- 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$556.00
- West Virginia$368.51
- Wisconsin$530.00
- Wyoming$456.57
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.