Barium swallow cost in South Carolina
In South Carolina, 43 hospitals publish a cash price for barium swallow (esophagus X-ray with contrast): from $170.65 to $1,705.00, with a median of $466.20. The lowest price is at Conway Medical Center (Conway). The highest price is 10.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $466.20, is 4% above the US median of $447.60.
- That is 2.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($179.20).
- South Carolina ranks 29th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 43 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$170.65Conway Medical Center
Median$466.20half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,705.00in South Carolina
Lowest saves$295.55vs the median
Hospitals in South Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conway Medical Center lowest Conway · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Report | $170.65 | $170.65 | May 20, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HB XRAY ESOPHAGUS | $209.00 | $418.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades · Cades, SC HB XRAY ESOPHAGUS | $272.50 | $545.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast Columbia · Columbia, SC HB XRAY ESOPHAGUS | $325.50 | $651.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown Columbia · Columbia, SC HB XRAY ESOPHAGUS | $325.50 | $651.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AnMed Health Anderson · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Radiologic Exam Esophagus Single Contrast Study | $340.00 | $680.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| AnMed Health Cannon Pickens · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Radiologic Exam Esophagus Single Contrast Study | $340.00 | $680.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| AnMed Piedmont Piedmont · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Radiologic Exam Esophagus Single Contrast Study | $340.00 | $680.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Marion Medical Center Mullins · Mullins, SC HB XRAY ESOPHAGUS | $356.50 | $713.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaufort Memorial Hospital Beaufort · Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC ESOPHOGRAM | $361.20 | $602.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Edgefield County Healthcare An Affiliate of Self R Edgefield · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HC Xr Esophagus | $375.46 | $625.77 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Self Regional Healthcare Greenwood · Greenwood, SC HC Xr Esophagus | $375.46 | $625.77 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Kershaw Medical Center Camden · Columbia, SC HB XRAY ESOPHAGUS | $408.50 | $817.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Downtown Hospital Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Fluro Esophagram | $427.80 | $713.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Francis-Eastside Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Fluro Esophagram | $427.80 | $713.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Abbeville Area Medical Center Abbeville · Greenwood, SC HC Xr Esophagus | $438.04 | $625.77 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health - Orangeburg Orangeburg · Orangeburg, SC HB XRAY ESOPHAGUS | $452.50 | $905.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HB XRAY ESOPHAGUS | $452.50 | $905.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cherokee Medical Center Gaffney · Gaffney, SC HC Radiologic Exam, Esophagus | $466.20 | $777.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pelham Medical Center Greer · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Radiologic Exam, Esophagus | $466.20 | $777.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Spartanburg Hospital For Restorative Care Spartanburg · Spartanburg, SC HC Radiologic Exam, Esophagus | $466.20 | $777.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Spartanburg Medical Center Spartanburg · Spartanburg, SC HC Radiologic Exam, Esophagus | $466.20 | $777.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Union Medical Center Union · Spartanburg, SC HC Radiologic Exam, Esophagus | $466.20 | $777.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Greenville Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC X-RAY XM ESOPHAGUS 1CNTRST | $507.80 | $507.80 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Health Carolina Forest Myrtle Beach · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC HC ESOPHAGRAM - FL ESOPHAGUS BARIUM SWALLOW | $601.37 | $847.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Health Cheraw Cheraw · Cheraw, SC HC ESOPHAGRAM - FL ESOPHAGUS BARIUM SWALLOW | $601.37 | $847.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Health Clarendon Manning · Manning, SC HC ESOPHAGRAM - FL ESOPHAGUS BARIUM SWALLOW | $601.37 | $847.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Loris Hospital Loris · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC HC ESOPHAGRAM - FL ESOPHAGUS BARIUM SWALLOW | $601.37 | $847.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Medical Center - Dillon Dillon · Dillon, SC HC ESOPHAGRAM - FL ESOPHAGUS BARIUM SWALLOW | $601.37 | $847.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee Florence · Florence, SC HC ESOPHAGRAM - FL ESOPHAGUS BARIUM SWALLOW | $601.37 | $847.00 | Jul 21, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Seacoast E Little River · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC HC ESOPHAGRAM - FL ESOPHAGUS BARIUM SWALLOW | $601.37 | $847.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence · Florence, SC HB XRAY ESOPHAGUS | $603.50 | $1,207.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Fluro Esophagram | $609.05 | $937.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Fluro Esophagram | $609.05 | $937.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Fluro Esophagram | $609.05 | $937.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Fluro Esophagram | $609.05 | $937.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Medical Center West Columbia · Columbia, SC Hc Barium Swallow | $736.00 | $736.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC X-RAY ESOPHAGUS SNGL CM STDY | $942.00 | $1,256.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC X-RAY ESOPHAGUS SNGL CM STDY | $942.00 | $1,256.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HB XRAY ESOPHAGUS | $1,467.50 | $2,935.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grand Strand Medical Center Myrtle Beach · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Radiologic examination, esophagus, including scout chest radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study | $1,484.00 | $1,484.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthcare Summerville Hospital Summerville · Charleston-North Charleston, SC Radiologic examination, esophagus, including scout chest radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study | $1,705.00 | $1,705.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital Summerville · Charleston-North Charleston, SC XR ESOPHAGUS | $1,705.00 | $1,705.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 7 | $452.50 | $609.05 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 7 | $340.00 | $427.80 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 5 | $170.65 | $601.37 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 4 | $209.00 | $942.00 |
| Columbia, SC | 4 | $325.50 | $367.00 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 3 | $466.20 | $466.20 |
| Florence, SC | 2 | $601.37 | $602.44 |
| Greenwood, SC | 2 | $375.46 | $406.75 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 1 | $375.46 | $375.46 |
| Cades, SC | 1 | $272.50 | $272.50 |
| Cheraw, SC | 1 | $601.37 | $601.37 |
| Dillon, SC | 1 | $601.37 | $601.37 |
| Gaffney, SC | 1 | $466.20 | $466.20 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1 | $361.20 | $361.20 |
| Manning, SC | 1 | $601.37 | $601.37 |
| Mullins, SC | 1 | $356.50 | $356.50 |
| Orangeburg, SC | 1 | $452.50 | $452.50 |
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
- 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 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.