Barium swallow cost in West Virginia
In West Virginia, 19 hospitals publish a cash price for barium swallow (esophagus X-ray with contrast): from $221.00 to $847.77, with a median of $360.00. The lowest price is at Community Health Association (Ripley). The highest price is 3.8× 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.
Lowest$221.00Community Health Association
Median$360.00half pay less
Highest$847.77in West Virginia
Lowest saves$139.00vs the median
Hospitals in West Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Health Association lowest Ripley · Ripley, WV X-RAY XM ESOPHAGUS 1CNTRST | $221.00 | $442.00 | — source file |
| Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville · Summersville, WV SINGLE CONTRAST X-RAY OF ESOPHAGUS | $224.50 | $449.00 | — source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon Buckhannon · Buckhannon, WV SINGLE CONTRAST X-RAY OF ESOPHAGUS | $274.00 | $548.00 | — source file |
| Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg · Petersburg, WV SINGLE CONTRAST X-RAY OF ESOPHAGUS | $280.80 | $351.00 | — source file |
| Sistersville General Hospital Sistersville · Sistersville, WV Xr Barium Swallow | $283.41 | $472.35 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Potomac Valley Hospital of WV Keyser · Cumberland, MD-WV X-RAY XM ESOPHAGUS 1CNTRST | $305.50 | $611.00 | — source file |
| Wheeling Hospital Wheeling · Wheeling, WV-OH SINGLE CONTRAST X-RAY OF ESOPHAGUS | $324.00 | $648.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Princeton Community Hospital Assn Princeton · Bluefield, WV-VA SINGLE CONTRAST X-RAY OF ESOPHAGUS | $354.00 | $708.00 | — source file |
| Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Parkersburg · Parkersburg-Vienna, WV X-RAY XM ESOPHAGUS 1CNTRST | $360.00 | $720.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| United Hospital Center Bridgeport · Clarksburg, WV X-RAY XM ESOPHAGUS 1CNTRST | $360.00 | $720.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Medical Center Ranson · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV X-RAY XM ESOPHAGUS 1CNTRST | $366.00 | $732.00 | — source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale · Wheeling, WV-OH SINGLE CONTRAST X-RAY OF ESOPHAGUS | $373.00 | $746.00 | — source file |
| Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg · Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV SINGLE CONTRAST X-RAY OF ESOPHAGUS | $385.50 | $771.00 | — source file |
| West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown · Morgantown, WV SINGLE CONTRAST X-RAY OF ESOPHAGUS | $411.50 | $823.00 | — source file |
| Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville · New Martinsville, WV SINGLE CONTRAST X-RAY OF ESOPHAGUS | $436.00 | $872.00 | — source file |
| Herbert J Thomas Memorial Hospital Association South Charleston · Charleston, WV SINGLE CONTRAST X-RAY OF ESOPHAGUS | $521.00 | $1,042.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Weirton Medical Center Weirton · Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH SINGLE CONTRAST X-RAY OF ESOPHAGUS | $581.50 | $1,163.00 | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH CR Barium Swallow | $801.04 | $801.04 | — source file |
| St. Mary�s Medical Center Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH CR Barium Swallow | $847.77 | $847.77 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $801.04 | $824.40 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 2 | $324.00 | $348.50 |
| Buckhannon, WV | 1 | $274.00 | $274.00 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $354.00 | $354.00 |
| Charleston, WV | 1 | $521.00 | $521.00 |
| Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $360.00 | $360.00 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 1 | $305.50 | $305.50 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $385.50 | $385.50 |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $411.50 | $411.50 |
| New Martinsville, WV | 1 | $436.00 | $436.00 |
| Petersburg, WV | 1 | $280.80 | $280.80 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $360.00 | $360.00 |
| Ripley, WV | 1 | $221.00 | $221.00 |
| Sistersville, WV | 1 | $283.41 | $283.41 |
| Summersville, WV | 1 | $224.50 | $224.50 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $366.00 | $366.00 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 1 | $581.50 | $581.50 |
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 Carolina$452.50
- South Dakota$659.60
- Tennessee$108.75
- Texas$485.96
- Utah$430.35
- Vermont$807.14
- Virginia$451.50
- Washington$571.94
- Wisconsin$399.78
- Wyoming$307.65
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.