Barium swallow cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 81 hospitals publish a cash price for barium swallow (esophagus X-ray with contrast): from $69.30 to $2,159.05, with a median of $219.31. The lowest price is at Bristol Regional Medical Center (Bristol) and 7 other hospitals. The highest price is 31.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $219.31, is 51% below the US median of $447.60.
- That is 1.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($179.20).
- Tennessee ranks 3rd of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 13 of 81 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$69.30Bristol Regional Medical Center + 7 more
Median$219.31half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,159.05in Tennessee
Lowest saves$150.01vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Regional Medical Center lowest Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC DX ESOPHAGUS INCL SCT CHST & DELAY IMG SNGL CONT BA STDY | $69.30 | $462.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital lowest Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC DX ESOPHAGUS INCL SCT CHST & DELAY IMG SNGL CONT BA STDY | $69.30 | $462.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital lowest Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC DX ESOPHAGUS INCL SCT CHST & DELAY IMG SNGL CONT BA STDY | $69.30 | $462.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital lowest Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC DX ESOPHAGUS INCL SCT CHST & DELAY IMG SNGL CONT BA STDY | $69.30 | $462.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center lowest Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC DX ESOPHAGUS INCL SCT CHST & DELAY IMG SNGL CONT BA STDY | $69.30 | $462.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital lowest Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC DX ESOPHAGUS INCL SCT CHST & DELAY IMG SNGL CONT BA STDY | $69.30 | $462.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center lowest Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC DX ESOPHAGUS INCL SCT CHST & DELAY IMG SNGL CONT BA STDY | $69.30 | $462.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital lowest Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC DX ESOPHAGUS INCL SCT CHST & DELAY IMG SNGL CONT BA STDY | $69.30 | $462.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell · Tazewell, TN XR ESOPHAGUS SGL CON | $91.28 | $326.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Leconte Medical Center Sevierville · Sevierville, TN XR ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST | $94.54 | $326.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown · Morristown, TN XR ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST | $97.80 | $326.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN XR ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST | $97.80 | $326.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Maury Regional Hospital Marshall Medical Center Lewisburg · Lewisburg, TN XR Esophagus | $103.73 | $253.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville · Crossville, TN XR ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST | $104.32 | $326.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City · Knoxville, TN XR ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST | $107.58 | $326.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN XR ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST | $107.58 | $326.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN XR ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST | $107.58 | $326.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Roane County Medical Center Harriman · Knoxville, TN XR ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST | $107.58 | $326.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC XR ESOPHAGRAM | $118.86 | $566.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC XR ESOPHAGRAM | $118.86 | $566.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC XR ESOPHAGRAM | $118.86 | $566.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Wayne Medical Center Waynesboro · Waynesboro, TN XR Esophagus | $134.48 | $328.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN HC XR ESOPHAGRAM | $138.60 | $693.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Sweetwater Hospital Association Sweetwater · Sweetwater, TN BA SWALLOW ESOPHAGUS | $141.75 | $315.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Rhea Medical Center Dayton · Dayton, TN ESOPHAGRAM NO FLUORO | $141.78 | $208.50 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC XR ESOPHAGRAM | $142.56 | $594.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville · McMinnville, TN XR ESOPHAGUS | $157.13 | $523.75 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital Smithville · Smithville, TN XR ESOPHAGUS | $165.00 | $550.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta · Cookeville, TN XR ESOPHAGUS | $165.00 | $550.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN XR ESOPHAGUS | $165.00 | $550.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN HC XR ESOPHAGRAM | $165.60 | $720.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN XR ESOPHAGUS | $173.00 | $576.65 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN XR ESOPHAGUS | $173.00 | $576.65 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center Powell · Knoxville, TN FL-ESOPHAGUS | $188.14 | $830.66 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Jackson-Madison County General Hospital Jackson · Jackson, TN HC ESOPHAGRAM - FL ESOPHAGUS BARIUM SWALLOW | $208.80 | $696.00 | Jun 5, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar Hospital Bolivar · Bolivar, TN HC ESOPHAGRAM - FL ESOPHAGUS BARIUM SWALLOW | $208.80 | $696.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital Camden · Camden, TN HC ESOPHAGRAM - FL ESOPHAGUS BARIUM SWALLOW | $208.80 | $696.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital Dyersburg · Dyersburg, TN HC ESOPHAGRAM - FL ESOPHAGUS BARIUM SWALLOW | $208.80 | $696.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Milan Hospital Milan · Jackson, TN HC ESOPHAGRAM - FL ESOPHAGUS BARIUM SWALLOW | $208.80 | $696.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Volunteer Hospital Martin · Martin, TN HC ESOPHAGRAM - FL ESOPHAGUS BARIUM SWALLOW | $208.80 | $696.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN BCE XR Esophagus 74220 | $219.31 | $682.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Lafollette Medical Center Lafollette · Knoxville, TN FL-ESOPHAGUS | $224.28 | $830.66 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HC XR ESOPHAGUS | $226.49 | $781.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC XR ESOPHAGUS | $226.49 | $781.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC XR ESOPHAGUS | $226.49 | $781.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital Pikeville · Pikeville, TN HC Esophagram,Barium Swallow | $236.69 | $819.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville, TN BARIUM SWALLOW | $237.47 | $501.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Hardin County General Hospital Savannah · Savannah, TN XR Esophagus | $238.37 | $624.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Unity Medical Center Manchester · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN ESOPHAGUS | $238.40 | $298.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Starr Regional Medical Center - Athens Athens · Athens, TN Radiologic examination, esophagus, including scout chest radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study | $255.09 | $1,301.50 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Esophagram - Fl Esophagus Barium Swallow | $258.72 | $1,176.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Esophagram - Fl Esophagus Barium Swallow | $258.72 | $1,176.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Esophagram - Fl Esophagus Barium Swallow | $258.72 | $1,176.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Esophagram - Fl Esophagus Barium Swallow | $258.72 | $1,176.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Esophagram - Fl Esophagus Barium Swallow | $271.48 | $1,234.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ESOPHAGRAM | $303.11 | $537.60 | Aug 1, 2026 source file |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Radiologic examination, esophagus, including scout chest radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study | $359.51 | $1,542.96 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Pulaski Pulaski · Pulaski, TN Radiologic examination, esophagus, including scout chest radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study | $371.00 | $1,266.22 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY FL-ESOPHAGUS | $373.84 | $1,926.95 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Hixson Hixson · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC XR ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST | $390.13 | $1,318.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital Paris · Paris, TN XR-ESOPHOGRAM | $401.00 | $401.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Radiologic examination, esophagus, including scout chest radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study | $418.98 | $1,285.20 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Winchester Winchester · Winchester, TN Radiologic examination, esophagus, including scout chest radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study | $422.07 | $1,708.78 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg · Lawrenceburg, TN Radiologic examination, esophagus, including scout chest radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study | $426.56 | $1,713.09 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC Esophagram,Barium Swallow | $432.43 | $819.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN XR Esophagram | $436.20 | $727.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Regional One Health Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 4355590000 - ESOPHAGRAM 74220 | $457.37 | $711.30 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care System Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC XR ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST | $557.52 | $1,318.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Trousdale Medical Center Hartsville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Radiologic examination, esophagus, including scout chest radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study | $652.12 | $1,286.23 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center Smyrna · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Radiologic examination, esophagus, including scout chest radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study | $882.80 | $882.80 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN XR ESOPHAGUS | $1,096.61 | $1,096.61 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Antioch · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Radiologic examination, esophagus, including scout chest radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study | $1,223.73 | $1,223.73 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge East Hospital East Ridge · Chattanooga, TN-GA Radiologic examination, esophagus, including scout chest radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study | $1,263.60 | $1,263.60 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge Medical Center Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA Radiologic examination, esophagus, including scout chest radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study | $1,263.60 | $1,263.60 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge Valley Hospital Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA Radiologic examination, esophagus, including scout chest radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study | $1,263.60 | $1,263.60 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge West Hospital Jasper · Chattanooga, TN-GA XR ESOPHAGUS | $1,263.60 | $1,263.60 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Radiologic examination, esophagus, including scout chest radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study | $1,419.34 | $1,419.34 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN XR ESOPHAGUS | $1,589.86 | $1,589.86 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Skyline Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN XR ESOPHAGUS | $1,756.82 | $1,756.82 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center Mt Juliet · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Radiologic examination, esophagus, including scout chest radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single-contrast (eg, barium) study | $1,983.27 | $1,983.27 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN XR ESOPHAGUS | $2,159.05 | $2,159.05 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 18 | $165.00 | $544.16 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 10 | $118.86 | $258.72 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 7 | $390.13 | $1,263.60 |
| Knoxville, TN | 7 | $97.80 | $107.58 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $69.30 | $69.30 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $69.30 | $69.30 |
| Jackson, TN | 2 | $208.80 | $208.80 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 2 | $226.49 | $232.44 |
| Athens, TN | 1 | $255.09 | $255.09 |
| Bolivar, TN | 1 | $208.80 | $208.80 |
| Camden, TN | 1 | $208.80 | $208.80 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $373.84 | $373.84 |
| Cookeville, TN | 1 | $165.00 | $165.00 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $104.32 | $104.32 |
| Dayton, TN | 1 | $141.78 | $141.78 |
| Dyersburg, TN | 1 | $208.80 | $208.80 |
| Fayetteville, TN | 1 | $237.47 | $237.47 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $69.30 | $69.30 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $165.60 | $165.60 |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | 1 | $426.56 | $426.56 |
| Lewisburg, TN | 1 | $103.73 | $103.73 |
| Martin, TN | 1 | $208.80 | $208.80 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $157.13 | $157.13 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $97.80 | $97.80 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $236.69 | $236.69 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $371.00 | $371.00 |
| Paris, TN | 1 | $401.00 | $401.00 |
| Savannah, TN | 1 | $238.37 | $238.37 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $165.00 | $165.00 |
| Sweetwater, TN | 1 | $141.75 | $141.75 |
| Sevierville, TN | 1 | $94.54 | $94.54 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $226.49 | $226.49 |
| Tazewell, TN | 1 | $91.28 | $91.28 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $138.60 | $138.60 |
| Waynesboro, TN | 1 | $134.48 | $134.48 |
| Winchester, TN | 1 | $422.07 | $422.07 |
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 Carolina$466.20
- South Dakota$829.00
- 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.