Swallow study cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 41 hospitals publish a cash price for swallow study (modified barium swallow, video X-ray): from $125.48 to $5,525.85, with a median of $608.00. The lowest price is at Denver Health and Hospital Authority (Denver). The highest price is 44.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $608.00, is 29% above the US median of $471.60.
- That is 3.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($179.20).
- Colorado ranks 42nd of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 20 of 41 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care law (HB21-1198): for qualifying patients with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, hospitals and the clinicians who work in them may charge no more than the greater of the Medicare rate or the Medicaid base rate, and monthly payments are capped. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital to screen you for discounted care. Other states' laws.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 74230. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$125.48Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Median$608.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$5,525.85in Colorado
Lowest saves$482.52vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority lowest Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC MODIF BARIUM SWALLOW W SPEECH PATH | $125.48 | $358.51 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley · Greeley, CO FNCT SWALLOW W CINE/VIDEO STUDY CNT | $172.13 | $489.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta · Delta, CO X-RAY XM SWLNG FUNCJ C+ | $185.03 | $462.58 | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
| Delta Health Hospital Delta · Delta, CO X-RAY XM SWLNG FUNCJ C+ | $218.05 | $363.42 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Vail Health Hospital Vail · Edwards, CO XR Swallowing Function w/ Video | $247.50 | $330.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins · Fort Collins-Loveland, CO FNCT SWALLOW W CINE/VIDEO STUDY CNT | $254.77 | $489.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Gunnison Valley Hospital Gunnison · Gunnison, CO Imaging for evaluation of swallowing function | $267.75 | $315.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista Louisville · Boulder, CO HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM SWALLOW FUNCTION CONTRAST STUDY | $301.22 | $301.22 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM SWALLOW FUNCTION CONTRAST STUDY | $301.22 | $301.22 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM SWALLOW FUNCTION CONTRAST STUDY | $301.22 | $301.22 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM SWALLOW FUNCTION CONTRAST STUDY | $301.22 | $301.22 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM SWALLOW FUNCTION CONTRAST STUDY | $301.22 | $301.22 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| San Luis Valley Health Alamosa · Alamosa, CO CINE/VID X-RAY THROAT/ESOPH | $328.90 | $598.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling · Sterling, CO FNCT SWALLOW W CINE/VIDEO STUDY CNT | $373.95 | $831.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HB=XR SWALLOW FUNCTION W/VIDEO | $414.05 | $637.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Health Hugo · Hugo, CO Xr swallowing function w/ speech | $511.00 | $511.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| National Jewish Health Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC DI SWALLOWING EVAL W/VIDEO | $515.90 | $737.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Family Health West Hospital Fruita · Grand Junction, CO HC DI SWALLOWING EVAL W/VIDEO | $541.80 | $774.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Morgan County Hospital Brush · Fort Morgan, CO FNCT SWALLOW W CINE/VIDEO STUDY CNT | $551.78 | $831.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital Grand Junction · Grand Junction, CO IMAGING FOR EVALUATION OF SWALLOWING FUNCTION | $554.96 | $991.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Grand River Medical Center Rifle · Rifle, CO X-RAY XM SWLNG FUNCJ C+ | $608.00 | $1,216.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Spalding at Psl Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO XR SWLW FUNC W/C&V | $683.82 | $683.82 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Haxtun Hospital District Haxtun · Haxtun, CO Rf Modified Barium Swallow | $696.00 | $928.00 | — source file |
| Salida Hospital District Salida · Salida, CO Imaging for evaluation of swallowing function | $718.25 | $845.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Health - Fraser Fraser · Fraser, CO HC SWALLOWING FUNCTION VIDEO/CINE | $1,234.29 | $1,542.86 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling · Kremmling, CO HC SWALLOWING FUNCTION VIDEO/CINE | $1,234.29 | $1,542.86 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center-Granby Granby · Granby, CO HC SWALLOWING FUNCTION VIDEO/CINE | $1,234.29 | $1,542.86 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO XR SWLW FUNC W/C&V | $1,545.50 | $1,545.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Boulder Community Health Boulder · Boulder, CO HC VIDEO FLUORO SPEECH STUDY | $1,730.00 | $3,460.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Aspen Valley Hospital District Aspen · Rifle, CO HC Cine/Vid X-Ray Throat/Esoph - Fl Esoph Barium Swlw W/ Video & Speech | $1,944.00 | $1,944.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Central Park ER Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO XR SWLW FUNC W/C&V | $2,732.00 | $2,732.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Rose Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO XR SWLW FUNC W/C&V | $2,732.00 | $2,732.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO XR SWLW FUNC W/C&V | $3,437.49 | $3,437.49 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Northeast ER Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Radiologic examination, swallowing function, with cineradiography/videoradiography, including scout neck radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed, contrast (eg, barium) study | $3,437.49 | $3,437.49 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Belmar ER Lakewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO XR SWLW FUNC W/C&V | $3,928.24 | $3,928.24 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Southwest ER Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO XR SWLW FUNC W/C&V | $3,928.24 | $3,928.24 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Swedish Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO XR SWLW FUNC W/C&V | $3,928.24 | $3,928.24 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centennial Hospital A Campus of Tmca Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO XR SWLW FUNC W/C&V | $4,807.74 | $4,807.74 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Aurora Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO XR SWLW FUNC W/C&V | $4,807.74 | $4,807.74 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Sky Ridge Lone Tree · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Radiologic examination, swallowing function, with cineradiography/videoradiography, including scout neck radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed, contrast (eg, barium) study | $5,525.85 | $5,525.85 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone South Parker ER Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO XR SWLW FUNC W/C&V | $5,525.85 | $5,525.85 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 20 | $125.48 | $2,732.00 |
| Boulder, CO | 2 | $301.22 | $1,015.61 |
| Delta, CO | 2 | $185.03 | $201.54 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 2 | $541.80 | $548.38 |
| Rifle, CO | 2 | $608.00 | $1,276.00 |
| Alamosa, CO | 1 | $328.90 | $328.90 |
| Edwards, CO | 1 | $247.50 | $247.50 |
| Fraser, CO | 1 | $1,234.29 | $1,234.29 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 1 | $254.77 | $254.77 |
| Fort Morgan, CO | 1 | $551.78 | $551.78 |
| Granby, CO | 1 | $1,234.29 | $1,234.29 |
| Gunnison, CO | 1 | $267.75 | $267.75 |
| Greeley, CO | 1 | $172.13 | $172.13 |
| Haxtun, CO | 1 | $696.00 | $696.00 |
| Hugo, CO | 1 | $511.00 | $511.00 |
| Kremmling, CO | 1 | $1,234.29 | $1,234.29 |
| Salida, CO | 1 | $718.25 | $718.25 |
| Sterling, CO | 1 | $373.95 | $373.95 |
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 swallow study is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Swallow study explained.
Swallow study (modified barium swallow, video X-ray) in other states
- Alabama$351.63
- Alaska$964.08
- Arizona$405.91
- Arkansas$208.02
- California$661.50
- Connecticut$601.63
- Delaware$427.40
- District of Columbia$772.81, 3 hospitals
- Florida$975.50
- Georgia$326.04
- Hawaii$432.60
- Idaho$404.55
- Illinois$606.96
- Indiana$362.08
- Iowa$414.44
- Kansas$542.43
- Kentucky$454.92
- Louisiana$241.43
- Maine$401.68
- Maryland$892.40
- Massachusetts$555.10
- Michigan$377.00
- Minnesota$382.08
- Mississippi$240.44
- Missouri$446.25
- Montana$432.80
- Nebraska$603.93
- Nevada$593.00
- New Hampshire$657.86
- New Jersey$227.46
- New Mexico$531.45
- New York$362.28
- North Carolina$379.50
- North Dakota$502.40
- Ohio$505.10
- Oklahoma$327.18
- Oregon$538.50
- Pennsylvania$590.40
- Puerto Rico$90.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$446.00
- South Carolina$446.59
- South Dakota$712.00
- Tennessee$213.22
- Texas$601.05
- Utah$1,038.06
- Vermont$754.00
- Virginia$486.00
- Washington$508.50
- West Virginia$396.80
- Wisconsin$457.50
- Wyoming$500.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.