Scans and imaging CPT 74220 Texas Outpatient

Barium swallow cost in Texas

In Texas, 96 hospitals publish a cash price for barium swallow (esophagus X-ray with contrast): from $46.28 to $1,249.00, with a median of $485.96. The lowest price is at University Medical Center Surgical Hospital (Dieter El Paso). The highest price is 27.0× 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 24, 2026.

Lowest$46.28University Medical Center Surgical Hospital

Median$485.96half pay less

Highest$1,249.00in Texas

Lowest saves$439.68vs the median

Hospitals in Texas, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	File date
University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso · El Paso, TX SH RAD XR ESOPHAGUS	$46.28	$231.42	— source file
El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso · El Paso, TX BARIUM SWALLOW (ESOPHAGUS)	$90.80	$454.00	— source file
Ascension Seton Smithville · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX XR ESOPHAGUS	$120.42	$334.50	— source file
Ascension Seton Kyle · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX XR ESOPHAGUS	$120.42	$334.50	— source file
Ascension Seton Burnet · Burnet, TX XR ESOPHAGUS	$142.65	$396.25	— source file
Harris Health Taub Loop Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ESOPHAGUS BARIUM SWALLOW	$170.82	$681.00	— source file
Harris Health Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ESOPHAGUS BARIUM SWALLOW	$170.82	$681.00	— source file
Hsa St. Joseph Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ESOPHOGRAM	$173.38	$1,359.10	Sep 1, 2026 source file
University Health System San Antonio · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HC ESOPHAGRAM - FL ESOPHAGUS BARIUM SWALLOW	$184.25	$737.00	Oct 14, 2025 source file
Ascension Seton Luling · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX XR ESOPHAGUS	$204.84	$569.00	— source file
Ascension Seton Austin · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX XR ESOPHAGUS	$234.15	$334.50	— source file
Ascension Providence Waco · Waco, TX ESOPHAGUS BARIUM DR	$257.40	$715.00	— source file
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HCHG XR ESOPHAGRAM WO AIR	$270.50	$541.00	Mar 10, 2026 source file
Lubbock Heritage Hospital Lubbock · Lubbock, TX HC XR ESOPHAGUS W CONTRAST	$309.12	$736.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland · Lubbock, TX HC XR ESOPHAGUS W CONTRAST	$311.22	$741.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Driscoll Children’s Hospital NICU Corpus Christi · Corpus Christi, TX Barium Swallow	$339.81	$1,699.04	Oct 6, 2025 source file
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock · Lubbock, TX HC XR ESOPHAGUS W CONTRAST	$369.18	$879.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock · Lubbock, TX HC XR ESOPHAGUS W CONTRAST	$369.18	$879.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Methodist Hospital Plainview Plainview · Plainview, TX HC XR ESOPHAGUS W CONTRAST	$380.94	$907.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Driscoll Children’s Hospital Edinburg · McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Barium Swallow	$390.66	$1,953.28	Oct 6, 2025 source file
Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Sunnyvale Sunnyvale · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX XR Gastrografin Swallow 74220	$403.80	$673.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
AMH Cath Labs Arlington · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX GI ESOPHAGUS BARIUM	$425.55	$709.25	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Physicians Medical Center Plano · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX GI ESOPHAGUS BARIUM	$425.55	$709.25	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital Arlington · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX GI ESOPHAGUS BARIUM	$425.55	$709.25	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX GI ESOPHAGUS BARIUM	$425.55	$709.25	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne Cleburne · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX GI ESOPHAGUS BARIUM	$425.55	$709.25	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX GI ESOPHAGUS BARIUM	$425.55	$709.25	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital HurstEulessBedford Bedford · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX GI ESOPHAGUS BARIUM	$425.55	$709.25	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake Southlake · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX GI ESOPHAGUS BARIUM	$425.55	$709.25	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX GI ESOPHAGUS BARIUM	$425.55	$709.25	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville Stephenville · Stephenville, TX GI ESOPHAGUS BARIUM	$425.55	$709.25	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX GI ESOPHAGUS BARIUM	$425.55	$709.25	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen Allen · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX GI ESOPHAGUS BARIUM	$425.55	$709.25	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX GI ESOPHAGUS BARIUM	$425.55	$709.25	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton Denton · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX GI ESOPHAGUS BARIUM	$425.55	$709.25	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound Flower Mound · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX GI ESOPHAGUS BARIUM	$425.55	$709.25	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman Kaufman · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX GI ESOPHAGUS BARIUM	$425.55	$709.25	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX GI ESOPHAGUS BARIUM	$425.55	$709.25	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall Rockwall · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX GI ESOPHAGUS BARIUM	$425.55	$709.25	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Specialty Hospital Fort Worth Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX GI ESOPHAGUS BARIUM	$425.55	$709.25	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Frisco Medical Center Frisco · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ESPOHAGUS X-RAY	$430.62	$717.70	Jan 31, 2025 source file
Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Uptown Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX BCE XR Esophagus 74220	$447.60	$746.00	Apr 14, 2026 source file
Shriners Childrens Texas Galveston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX X-RAY XM ESOPHAGUS 1CNTRST	$462.10	$462.10	— source file
CHRISTUS Hospital - Orange Orange · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX HC 74220 DX- ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY	$470.58	$1,426.00	Jan 13, 2026 source file
CHRISTUS West Beaumont Beaumont · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX HC 74220 DX- ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY	$470.58	$1,426.00	Jan 13, 2026 source file
Christus Health Southeast Texas Beaumont · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX HC 74220 DX- ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY	$470.58	$1,426.00	Jan 13, 2026 source file
Christus Health Southeast Texas Port Arthur · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX HC 74220 DX- ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY	$470.58	$1,426.00	Jan 13, 2026 source file
Southeast Texas Orthopedic Specialty Center Port Arthur · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX HC 74220 DX- ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY	$470.58	$1,426.00	Jan 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center - Fort Worth Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS	$501.34	$835.57	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS	$501.34	$835.57	Jun 12, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS	$501.34	$835.57	Jun 3, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS	$501.34	$835.57	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Waxahachie Waxahachie · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS	$501.34	$835.57	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS	$501.34	$835.57	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS	$501.34	$835.57	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Brenham Brenham · Brenham, TX HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS	$501.34	$835.57	Jun 12, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS	$501.34	$835.57	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Centennial Frisco · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS	$501.34	$835.57	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station College Station · College Station-Bryan, TX HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS	$501.34	$835.57	Jun 12, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Frisco at PGA Parkway Frisco · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS	$501.34	$835.57	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Grapevine Grapevine · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS	$501.34	$835.57	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest Waco · Waco, TX HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS	$501.34	$835.57	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Irving Irving · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS	$501.34	$835.57	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lake Pointe Rowlett · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS	$501.34	$835.57	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS	$501.34	$835.57	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble Falls Marble Falls · Marble Falls, TX HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS	$501.34	$835.57	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - McKinney McKinney · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS	$501.34	$835.57	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS	$501.34	$835.57	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Plano Plano · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS	$501.34	$835.57	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS	$501.34	$835.57	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS	$501.34	$835.57	Jun 12, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple Temple · Temple, TX HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS	$501.34	$835.57	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at Waxahachie Waxahachie · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS	$501.34	$835.57	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS	$501.34	$835.57	Jun 12, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Denton Denton · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS	$501.34	$835.57	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - McKinney McKinney · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS	$501.34	$835.57	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano Plano · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS	$501.34	$835.57	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor University Medical Center Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS	$501.34	$835.57	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX FL-ESOPHAGUS	$560.33	$1,556.48	— source file
Santa Rosa Hospital - Westover Hills San Antonio · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HC 74220 DX- ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY	$607.53	$1,841.00	Jan 13, 2026 source file
The Methodist Hospital Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC X-RAY EXAM ESOPHAGUS SGL CONTRAST	$722.00	$1,444.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Texas Children's Hospital Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX TC IR ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTR BARIUM INCL SCOUT CXR/DELAYED IMG	$723.60	$1,080.00	Mar 5, 2026 source file
Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX TC IR ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTR BARIUM INCL SCOUT CXR/DELAYED IMG	$723.60	$1,080.00	Mar 5, 2026 source file
Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY	$768.22	$768.22	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South Burleson · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY	$768.22	$768.22	Apr 1, 2026 source file
AdventHealth Central Texas Killeen · Killeen-Temple, TX HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ESOPHAGUS SINGLE CONTRAST STUDY	$838.31	$838.31	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock · Lubbock, TX HC XR ESOPHAGUS W CONTRAST	$966.42	$2,301.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
University Medical Center Lubbock · Lubbock, TX Hc Esophagram - Fl Esophagus Barium Swallow	$1,209.00	$1,209.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC X-RAY EXAM ESOPHAGUS SGL CONTRAST	$1,249.00	$2,498.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC X-RAY EXAM ESOPHAGUS SGL CONTRAST	$1,249.00	$2,498.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC X-RAY EXAM ESOPHAGUS SGL CONTRAST	$1,249.00	$2,498.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC X-RAY EXAM ESOPHAGUS SGL CONTRAST	$1,249.00	$2,498.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC X-RAY EXAM ESOPHAGUS SGL CONTRAST	$1,249.00	$2,498.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC X-RAY EXAM ESOPHAGUS SGL CONTRAST	$1,249.00	$2,498.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC X-RAY EXAM ESOPHAGUS SGL CONTRAST	$1,249.00	$2,498.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC X-RAY EXAM ESOPHAGUS SGL CONTRAST	$1,249.00	$2,498.00	Apr 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
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	39	$270.50	$425.55
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	14	$170.82	$1,249.00
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	13	$120.42	$501.34
Lubbock, TX	6	$309.12	$369.18
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	5	$470.58	$470.58
Killeen-Temple, TX	4	$501.34	$501.34
El Paso, TX	2	$46.28	$68.54
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	2	$184.25	$395.89
Waco, TX	2	$257.40	$379.37
Burnet, TX	1	$142.65	$142.65
Brenham, TX	1	$501.34	$501.34
College Station-Bryan, TX	1	$501.34	$501.34
Corpus Christi, TX	1	$339.81	$339.81
Marble Falls, TX	1	$501.34	$501.34
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	1	$390.66	$390.66
Plainview, TX	1	$380.94	$380.94
Stephenville, TX	1	$425.55	$425.55
Temple, TX	1	$501.34	$501.34

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

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.