Barium swallow cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 41 hospitals publish a cash price for barium swallow (esophagus X-ray with contrast): from $52.89 to $373.84, with a median of $108.75. The lowest price is at Erlanger Health (Pikeville). The highest price is 7.1× 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 25, 2026.
Lowest$52.89Erlanger Health
Median$108.75half pay less
Highest$373.84in Tennessee
Lowest saves$55.86vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erlanger Health lowest Pikeville · Pikeville, TN CHG RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $52.89 | $183.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center 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 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 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 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 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 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 Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC DX ESOPHAGUS INCL SCT CHST & DELAY IMG SNGL CONT BA STDY | $69.30 | $462.00 | — source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital 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 |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA CHG RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $96.62 | $183.00 | Jan 25, 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 |
| 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 |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $108.75 | $375.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $108.75 | $375.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $108.75 | $375.00 | Oct 1, 2025 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 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN HC XR ESOPHAGRAM | $138.60 | $693.00 | Feb 25, 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 | — source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital Smithville · Smithville, TN XR ESOPHAGUS | $165.00 | $550.00 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta · Cookeville, TN XR ESOPHAGUS | $165.00 | $550.00 | — 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 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN XR ESOPHAGUS | $173.00 | $576.65 | — source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY | $202.50 | $375.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Esophagram - Fl Esophagus Barium Swallow | $258.72 | $1,176.00 | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Esophagram - Fl Esophagus Barium Swallow | $258.72 | $1,176.00 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Esophagram - Fl Esophagus Barium Swallow | $258.72 | $1,176.00 | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Esophagram - Fl Esophagus Barium Swallow | $258.72 | $1,176.00 | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Esophagram - Fl Esophagus Barium Swallow | $271.48 | $1,234.00 | — source file |
| STRHS Pulaski East College Pulaski · East College 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 | — source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY FL-ESOPHAGUS | $373.84 | $1,926.95 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 9 | $118.86 | $258.72 |
| Knoxville, TN | 5 | $97.80 | $107.58 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $69.30 | $69.30 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $108.75 | $173.00 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $69.30 | $69.30 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $96.62 | $96.62 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $373.84 | $373.84 |
| Cookeville, TN | 1 | $165.00 | $165.00 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $104.32 | $104.32 |
| East College Pulaski, TN | 1 | $371.00 | $371.00 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $69.30 | $69.30 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $165.60 | $165.60 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $157.13 | $157.13 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $97.80 | $97.80 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $52.89 | $52.89 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $165.00 | $165.00 |
| Sevierville, TN | 1 | $94.54 | $94.54 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $108.75 | $108.75 |
| Tazewell, TN | 1 | $91.28 | $91.28 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $108.75 | $108.75 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $138.60 | $138.60 |
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 Carolina$452.50
- South Dakota$659.60
- 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.