Scans and imaging CPT 74220 Pennsylvania Outpatient

Barium swallow cost in Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, 103 hospitals publish a cash price for barium swallow (esophagus X-ray with contrast): from $158.20 to $2,155.00, with a median of $460.00. The lowest price is at Endless Mountains Health Systems (Montrose). The highest price is 13.6× the lowest.

  • The median here, $460.00, is 3% above the US median of $447.60.
  • That is 2.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($179.20).
  • Pennsylvania ranks 27th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
  • 10 of 103 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 11, 2026. See them on a map

Lowest$158.20Endless Mountains Health Systems
Median$460.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,155.00in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$301.80vs the median

Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceFile date
Endless Mountains Health Systems lowest Montrose · Montrose, PA ESOPHAGUS $158.20 $226.00 Sep 9, 2026
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Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Esophagram $172.00 $1,008.70 Sep 1, 2026
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Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Esophagram $179.00 $870.72 Sep 1, 2026
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UPMC Bedford Everett · Everett, PA ESOPHAGUS X-RAY XM SNGL CNTRST $186.00 $310.00 Sep 18, 2026
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Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning · Pittsburgh, PA ESOPHAGRAM, FLUORO, & FILM $194.40 $648.00 Mar 2, 2026
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Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA FL-ESOPHAGUS $206.16 $859.00 Dec 1, 2024
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Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 74220 XR Water Soluble Swallow Tech $212.62 $890.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown · Johnstown, PA Radiologic examination, esophagus, including scout chest radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study $218.80 $547.00 Apr 15, 2026
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Indiana Regional Medical Center Indiana · Indiana, PA XR Esophogram/Barium Swallow $224.64 $624.00 Feb 24, 2026
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St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA XR Esophagus $231.49 $890.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg · Gettysburg, PA Single Contrast X-Ray of Esophagus $236.80 $296.00 Jan 1, 2026
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WellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Single Contrast X-Ray of Esophagus $236.80 $296.00 Jan 1, 2026
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York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Single Contrast X-Ray of Esophagus $236.80 $296.00 Jan 1, 2026
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UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA ESOPHAGUS X-RAY XM SNGL CNTRST $237.00 $395.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Titusville Area Hospital Titusville · Oil City, PA X-RAY XM ESOPHAGUS 1CNTRST $243.60 $406.00 Sep 11, 2026
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UPMC Cole Coudersport · Coudersport, PA ESOPHAGUS $249.00 $415.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Northwest Seneca · Oil City, PA ESOPHAGUS X-RAY XM SNGL CNTRST $253.20 $422.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg · Pittsburgh, PA XR BARIUM SWALLOW $256.80 $428.00 Dec 17, 2025
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Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant · Pittsburgh, PA XR BARIUM SWALLOW $257.40 $429.00 Dec 17, 2025
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Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe · Pittsburgh, PA XR BARIUM SWALLOW $257.40 $429.00 Dec 17, 2025
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Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 74220 XR Water Soluble Swallow Tech $258.01 $890.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Warren General Hospital Warren · Warren, PA ESOPHAGUS, SINGLE CONTRAST $261.00 $261.00 Sep 24, 2026
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Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 74220 XR Water Soluble Swallow Tech $280.08 $890.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Moses Taylor Hospital Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA FL-ESOPHAGUS $292.68 $1,084.00 Dec 2, 2024
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Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA FL-ESOPHAGUS $292.68 $1,084.00 Dec 2, 2024
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Clarion Hospital Clarion · Clarion, PA Esophagram Study $292.88 $523.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA XR Water Soluble Swallow - Report $294.86 $890.00 Mar 27, 2026
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UPMC Altoona Altoona · Altoona, PA ESOPHAGUS X-RAY XM SNGL CNTRST $302.40 $504.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Meadville Medical Center Meadville · Meadville, PA X-RAY XM ESOPHAGUS 1CNTRST $313.80 $523.00 Sep 11, 2026
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UPMC Greene Waynesburg · Waynesburg, PA ESOPHAGUS/BA SWALLOW $324.10 $463.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Washington Washington · Pittsburgh, PA ESOPHAGUS/BA SWALLOW $324.10 $463.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Xr Esophogram Chest Radiograph(S) & Delayed Images Single Contrast Study $326.95 $503.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Esophogram $328.08 $546.79 Sep 21, 2026
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Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Xr Esophagus $334.00 $835.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Xr Esophagus $334.00 $835.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Xr Esophagus $334.00 $835.00 Apr 1, 2026
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The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Xr Esophagus $334.00 $835.00 Apr 1, 2026
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UPMC Kane Kane · Bradford, PA FL BARIUM SWALLOW SINGLE CONTRAST $349.20 $582.00 Jul 16, 2026
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Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber Windber · Somerset, PA BA SWALLOW-SINGLE CONTRAST $350.21 $412.01 Feb 25, 2026
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Mount Nittany Health State College · State College, PA (BARIUM SWALLOW) ESOPHAGUS $360.45 $801.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Xr Esophogram Chest Radiograph(S) & Delayed Images Single Contrast Study $377.65 $581.00 Mar 31, 2026
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St Mary Medical Center Langhorne · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Xr Esophogram Chest Radiograph(S) & Delayed Images Single Contrast Study $382.85 $589.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Butler Memorial Hospital Butler · Pittsburgh, PA Esophagram Study $396.20 $566.00 Jan 1, 2026
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UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA ESOPHAGUS X-RAY XM SNGL CNTRST $400.80 $668.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Hamot Erie · Erie, PA ESOPHAGUS X-RAY XM SNGL CNTRST $407.40 $679.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC ESOPHAGUS INCL SCOUT/DELAY WHEN PERF SNGL CONTRAST $427.80 $713.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC ESOPHAGUS INCL SCOUT/DELAY WHEN PERF SNGL CONTRAST $427.80 $713.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC ESOPHAGUS INCL SCOUT/DELAY WHEN PERF SNGL CONTRAST $427.80 $713.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA HC ESOPHAGUS INCL SCOUT/DELAY WHEN PERF SNGL CONTRAST $427.80 $713.00 Oct 28, 2026
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UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC ESOPHAGUS INCL SCOUT/DELAY WHEN PERF SNGL CONTRAST $427.80 $713.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC ESOPHAGUS INCL SCOUT/DELAY WHEN PERF SNGL CONTRAST $427.80 $713.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA SINGLE CONTRAST X-RAY OF ESOPHAGUS $460.00 $920.00 Jul 9, 2026
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Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg · Chambersburg, PA Single Contrast X-Ray of Esophagus $479.20 $599.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata · Lancaster, PA Single Contrast X-Ray of Esophagus $479.20 $599.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, PA Single Contrast X-Ray of Esophagus $479.20 $599.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro · Chambersburg, PA Single Contrast X-Ray of Esophagus $479.20 $599.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD X-RAY XM ESOPHAGUS 1CNTRST $544.90 $544.90 Mar 19, 2026
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Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale · Honesdale, PA ESOPHAGUS BA SWALL $547.40 $782.00 Sep 16, 2026
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Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA Esophagus $612.00 $765.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Geisinger Community Medical Center Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA HC XR ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY $620.00 $1,240.00 Jul 1, 2026
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Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA Esophagus $637.44 $796.80 Mar 31, 2026
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Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA Esophagus $673.17 $841.46 Mar 31, 2026
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Sharon Regional Medical Center Sharon · Hermitage, PA ESOPHOGRAM $676.76 $676.76 Jul 4, 2024
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Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights · Pittsburgh, PA HC XR ESOPHAGUS W CNTRST $678.37 $881.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg · Pittsburgh, PA HC XR ESOPHAGUS W CNTRST $687.18 $881.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Forbes Hospital Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA HC XR ESOPHAGUS W CNTRST $687.18 $881.00 Oct 28, 2026
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UPMC Muncy Muncy · Williamsport, PA ESOPHAGUS X-RAY XM SNGL CNTRST $713.40 $1,189.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA ESOPHAGUS X-RAY XM SNGL CNTRST $713.40 $1,189.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA ESOPHAGUS X-RAY XM SNGL CNTRST $713.40 $1,189.00 Mar 6, 2026
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West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC XR ESOPHAGUS W CNTRST $714.67 $979.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Grove City Medical Center Grove City · Hermitage, PA HC XR ESOPHAGUS W CNTRST $716.10 $930.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC XR ESOPHAGUS W CNTRST $744.04 $979.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills · Pittsburgh, PA HC XR ESOPHAGUS W CNTRST $753.30 $930.00 Oct 28, 2026
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UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA ESOPHAGUS X-RAY XM SNGL CNTRST $779.40 $1,299.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC ESOPHAGUS $804.00 $1,340.00 Mar 7, 2026
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UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA ESOPHAGUS X-RAY XM SNGL CNTRST $810.00 $1,350.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA ESOPHAGUS X-RAY XM SNGL CNTRST $832.80 $1,388.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg · Lewisburg, PA Single Contrast X-Ray of Esophagus $869.80 $1,087.25 Jan 1, 2026
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UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA ESOPHAGUS X-RAY XM SNGL CNTRST $873.00 $1,455.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC ESOPHAGUS $903.60 $1,506.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA ESOPHAGUS X-RAY XM SNGL CNTRST $976.80 $1,628.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Geisinger St Luke's Hospital - Orwigsburg Campus Orwigsburg · Pottsville, PA HB CONTRAST X-RAY ESOPHAGUS $1,032.30 $1,147.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus Coaldale · Pottsville, PA HB CONTRAST X-RAY ESOPHAGUS $1,032.30 $1,147.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Allentown Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB CONTRAST X-RAY ESOPHAGUS $1,039.16 $1,252.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB CONTRAST X-RAY ESOPHAGUS $1,039.16 $1,252.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Bethlehem Campus Bethlehem · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB CONTRAST X-RAY ESOPHAGUS $1,039.16 $1,252.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB CONTRAST X-RAY ESOPHAGUS $1,039.16 $1,252.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB CONTRAST X-RAY ESOPHAGUS $1,039.16 $1,252.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Lehighton Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB CONTRAST X-RAY ESOPHAGUS $1,039.16 $1,252.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus Stroudsburg · East Stroudsburg, PA HB CONTRAST X-RAY ESOPHAGUS $1,039.16 $1,252.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Sacred Heart Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB CONTRAST X-RAY ESOPHAGUS $1,039.16 $1,252.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB CONTRAST X-RAY ESOPHAGUS $1,060.20 $1,178.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB CONTRAST X-RAY ESOPHAGUS $1,060.20 $1,178.00 Feb 26, 2026
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Highlands Hospital Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA ESOPHAGUS $1,293.00 $2,155.00 Feb 2, 2026
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Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA BARIUM SWALLOW/ESOPHAGUS $1,293.00 $2,155.00 Feb 2, 2026
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UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA ESOPHAGUS X-RAY XM SNGL CNTRST $1,312.80 $2,188.00 Mar 6, 2026
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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Fl Examination, Esophagus (Tbe) $1,844.50 $1,844.50 Dec 31, 2025
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Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA XR Gastrografin Swallow $2,155.00 $2,155.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Clearfield Clearfield · DuBois, PA XR Gastrografin Swallow $2,155.00 $2,155.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA XR Esophagus $2,155.00 $2,155.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA XR Esophagus $2,155.00 $2,155.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA XR Esophagus $2,155.00 $2,155.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA XR Esophagus $2,155.00 $2,155.00 Apr 1, 2026
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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 areaHospitalsLowestMedian
Pittsburgh, PA 24 $194.40 $729.36
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 14 $172.00 $334.00
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 7 $1,039.16 $1,039.16
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 5 $212.62 $294.86
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 4 $206.16 $292.68
York-Hanover, PA 4 $236.80 $332.30
Hermitage, PA 3 $400.80 $676.76
Lancaster, PA 3 $258.01 $427.80
Sayre, PA 3 $612.00 $637.44
Altoona, PA 2 $302.40 $1,228.70
Chambersburg, PA 2 $479.20 $479.20
DuBois, PA 2 $2,155.00 $2,155.00
Oil City, PA 2 $243.60 $248.40
Pottsville, PA 2 $1,032.30 $1,032.30
Somerset, PA 2 $350.21 $389.00
Williamsport, PA 2 $713.40 $713.40
Brookville, PA 1 $2,155.00 $2,155.00
Bradford, PA 1 $349.20 $349.20
Clarion, PA 1 $292.88 $292.88
Coudersport, PA 1 $249.00 $249.00
Everett, PA 1 $186.00 $186.00
East Stroudsburg, PA 1 $1,039.16 $1,039.16
Erie, PA 1 $407.40 $407.40
Gettysburg, PA 1 $236.80 $236.80
Honesdale, PA 1 $547.40 $547.40
Huntingdon, PA 1 $2,155.00 $2,155.00
Indiana, PA 1 $224.64 $224.64
Johnstown, PA 1 $218.80 $218.80
Lebanon, PA 1 $479.20 $479.20
Lewisburg, PA 1 $869.80 $869.80
Montrose, PA 1 $158.20 $158.20
Meadville, PA 1 $313.80 $313.80
Reading, PA 1 $231.49 $231.49
St. Marys, PA 1 $2,155.00 $2,155.00
State College, PA 1 $360.45 $360.45
Waynesburg, PA 1 $324.10 $324.10
Wellsboro, PA 1 $713.40 $713.40
Warren, PA 1 $261.00 $261.00
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

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.