Barium swallow cost in South Carolina
In South Carolina, 19 hospitals publish a cash price for barium swallow (esophagus X-ray with contrast): from $209.00 to $1,467.50, with a median of $452.50. The lowest price is at MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center (Chester). The highest price is 7.0× the lowest.
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 Sep 23, 2026.
Hospitals in South Carolina, cheapest first
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 | 5 | $452.50 | $609.05 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 4 | $209.00 | $942.00 |
| Columbia, SC | 3 | $325.50 | $325.50 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 2 | $427.80 | $467.80 |
| Cades, SC | 1 | $272.50 | $272.50 |
| Florence, SC | 1 | $603.50 | $603.50 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1 | $361.20 | $361.20 |
| Mullins, SC | 1 | $356.50 | $356.50 |
| Orangeburg, SC | 1 | $452.50 | $452.50 |
What it is
A barium swallow is a live X-ray of the esophagus while you drink barium. It shows narrowing, hernias and problems with how food passes.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the study and the barium. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately.
Barium swallow (esophagus X-ray with contrast) in other states
- Alabama$347.96
- Alaska$895.38
- Arizona$211.20
- Arkansas$217.67
- California$548.80
- Colorado$290.17
- Connecticut$521.27
- Delaware$416.23
- Florida$799.60
- Georgia$281.40
- Hawaii$257.40
- Idaho$589.00
- Illinois$429.26
- Indiana$484.15
- Iowa$221.58
- Kansas$449.80
- Kentucky$753.00
- Louisiana$207.18
- Maine$513.45
- Maryland$491.85
- Massachusetts$445.00
- Michigan$265.70
- Minnesota$291.97
- Mississippi$152.19
- Missouri$410.80
- Montana$364.20
- Nebraska$381.10
- Nevada$275.50
- New Hampshire$487.83
- New Jersey$209.65
- New Mexico$476.96
- New York$302.74
- North Carolina$425.03
- North Dakota$344.59
- Ohio$433.83
- Oklahoma$286.90
- Oregon$457.50
- Pennsylvania$427.80
- Puerto Rico$69.00
- Rhode Island$382.70
- South Dakota$659.60
- Tennessee$108.75
- Texas$485.96
- Utah$430.35
- Vermont$807.14
- Virginia$451.50
- Washington$571.94
- West Virginia$360.00
- Wisconsin$399.78
- Wyoming$307.65
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.