Swallow study cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 65 hospitals publish a cash price for swallow study (modified barium swallow, video X-ray): from $71.37 to $1,203.23, with a median of $382.08. The lowest price is at Windom Area Hospital (Windom). The highest price is 16.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $382.08, is 18% below the US median of $467.81.
- That is 2.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($179.20).
- Minnesota ranks 13th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 65 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$71.37Windom Area Hospital
Median$382.08half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,203.23in Minnesota
Lowest saves$310.71vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windom Area Hospital lowest Windom · Windom, MN RAD SWALLOWING FUNC W CINERAD OR VIDEORAD | $71.37 | $104.95 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN SWALLOWING FUNCTION W/CINERADIOGRAPHY/VIDEORADIOGRAPHY, INC RADIOGRAPH(S)/DELAYED IMAGE(S), CONTRAST | $111.35 | $131.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health Center Baudette · Baudette, MN SWALLOWING FUNCTION W VIDEO | $149.52 | $267.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Swallow Test with Contrast | $161.20 | $620.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Swallow Test with Contrast | $177.84 | $684.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Welia Health Mora · Mora, MN HCHG RAD XRAY VIDEO SWALLOW STUDY | $191.80 | $274.00 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD XRAY VIDEO SWALLOW STUDY | $207.79 | $432.90 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD XRAY VIDEO SWALLOW STUDY | $207.79 | $432.90 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD XRAY VIDEO SWALLOW STUDY | $207.79 | $432.90 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt · Faribault-Northfield, MN HCHG RAD XRAY VIDEO SWALLOW STUDY | $208.99 | $373.20 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD XRAY VIDEO SWALLOW STUDY | $208.99 | $373.20 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD XRAY VIDEO SWALLOW STUDY | $208.99 | $373.20 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Owatonna Hospital Owatonna · Owatonna, MN HCHG RAD XRAY VIDEO SWALLOW STUDY | $208.99 | $373.20 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Imaging for evaluation of swallowing function | $228.16 | $368.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Area Health Services Park Rapids · Park Rapids, MN SWALLOWING FUNCTION W VIDEO | $238.00 | $425.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Imaging for evaluation of swallowing function | $242.42 | $460.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Imaging for evaluation of swallowing function | $242.42 | $460.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm · New Ulm, MN HCHG RAD XRAY VIDEO SWALLOW STUDY | $257.66 | $460.10 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Swallow Test with Contrast | $279.72 | $756.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC SWALLOWING FUNTION W CINE/VIDEO | $293.65 | $732.28 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC SWALLOWING FUNTION W CINE/VIDEO | $297.15 | $741.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC SWALLOWING FUNTION W CINE/VIDEO | $297.15 | $741.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC SWALLOWING FUNTION W CINE/VIDEO | $297.15 | $741.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC SWALLOWING FUNTION W CINE/VIDEO | $297.15 | $741.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC SWALLOWING FUNTION W CINE/VIDEO | $297.15 | $741.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC SWALLOWING FUNTION W CINE/VIDEO | $297.15 | $741.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN HC SWALLOWING FUNTION W CINE/VIDEO | $311.22 | $732.28 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI HC SWALLOWING FUNTION W CINE/VIDEO | $311.22 | $732.28 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC SWALLOWING FUNTION W CINE/VIDEO | $314.93 | $741.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Imaging for evaluation of swallowing function | $320.00 | $380.95 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes · Detroit Lakes, MN CONTRAST XRAY SWALLOWING FUNCT INT, CINE/VID; INCLSCOUT & DELAY (TC) | $330.63 | $515.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Alomere Health Alexandria · Alexandria, MN XR VIDEO SWALLOW EVAL | $349.74 | $603.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital Litchfield · Litchfield, MN XR VIDEO SWALLOW EVAL | $382.08 | $597.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Astera Health Wadena · Wadena, MN Xr Video Swallow Eval | $386.02 | $534.65 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Northfield Hospital Northfield · Faribault-Northfield, MN BA Swallow w/ Video | $388.00 | $927.00 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Wabasha Wabasha · Rochester, MN HCHG 74230 SWALLOW FUNCTION W/CINE/VIDEO INCL SCOUT NECK IMAGES, | $390.98 | $642.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia · Duluth, MN-WI CONTRAST XRAY SWALLOWING FUNCT INT, CINE/VID; INCLSCOUT & DELAY (TC) | $393.76 | $627.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| City of Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye · New Ulm, MN XR VIDEO SWALLOW EVAL,TECHNICAL COMPONENT | $398.60 | $630.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Aitkin Community Hospital Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC CINE/VID X-RAY THROAT/ESOPH - FL ESOPH BARIUM SWLW W/ VIDEO & SPEECH | $413.56 | $738.50 | Aug 12, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI CONTRAST XRAY SWALLOWING FUNCT INT, CINE/VID; INCLSCOUT & DELAY (TC) | $413.82 | $627.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI CONTRAST XRAY SWALLOWING FUNCT INT, CINE/VID; INCLSCOUT & DELAY (TC) | $413.82 | $627.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI CONTRAST XRAY SWALLOWING FUNCT INT, CINE/VID; INCLSCOUT & DELAY (TC) | $413.82 | $627.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd · Brainerd, MN CONTRAST XRAY SWALLOWING FUNCT INT, CINE/VID; INCLSCOUT & DELAY (TC) | $421.97 | $627.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Unity Family Healthcare Little Falls · Little Falls, MN XR VIDEO SWALLOW EVAL | $424.56 | $732.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Dawson · Dawson, MN XR VIDEO SWALLOW EVAL | $439.16 | $516.66 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Hutchinson Hospital Hutchinson · Hutchinson, MN Swallow Test with Contrast | $454.02 | $987.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Imaging for evaluation of swallowing function | $466.05 | $717.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI MODIFIED BARIUM SWALLOW | $474.88 | $742.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby · Brainerd, MN PR SWALLOWING FUNCJ W/CINERADIOGRAPY/VIDRADIOG | $477.02 | $1,403.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington · Worthington, MN RAD SWALLOWING FUNC W CINERAD OR VIDEORAD | $491.20 | $614.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Imaging for evaluation of swallowing function | $528.88 | $601.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Imaging for evaluation of swallowing function | $549.00 | $732.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Appleton Area Health Appleton · Appleton, MN Imaging for evaluation of swallowing function | $564.40 | $664.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN RAD SWALLOWING FUNC W CINERAD OR VIDEORAD | $571.27 | $741.90 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN Swallow Test with Contrast | $583.77 | $957.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI X-RAY VIDEO SWALL | $597.80 | $854.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Ortonville Area Health Services Ortonville · Ortonville, MN RAD SWALLOWING FUNC W CINERAD OR VIDEORAD | $653.65 | $769.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji · Bemidji, MN RAD SWALLOWING FUNC W CINERAD OR VIDEORAD | $658.40 | $823.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne · Sioux Falls, SD-MN RAD SWALLOWING FUNC W CINERAD OR VIDEORAD | $664.00 | $830.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby · Canby, MN RAD SWALLOWING FUNC W CINERAD OR VIDEORAD | $698.40 | $873.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI FL SWALLOWING STUDY/VIDEO SWAL | $717.00 | $717.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Medical Center Breckenridge · Wahpeton, ND-MN SWALLOWING FUNCTION W VIDEO | $724.07 | $1,187.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls · Thief River Falls, MN RAD SWALLOWING FUNC W CINERAD OR VIDEORAD | $791.20 | $989.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study | $795.33 | $1,462.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study | $1,203.23 | $1,462.00 | Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 20 | $161.20 | $286.68 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 7 | $311.22 | $413.82 |
| Brainerd, MN | 2 | $421.97 | $449.50 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 2 | $208.99 | $298.50 |
| New Ulm, MN | 2 | $257.66 | $328.13 |
| Aitkin, MN | 1 | $413.56 | $413.56 |
| Appleton, MN | 1 | $564.40 | $564.40 |
| Alexandria, MN | 1 | $349.74 | $349.74 |
| Baudette, MN | 1 | $149.52 | $149.52 |
| Bemidji, MN | 1 | $658.40 | $658.40 |
| Canby, MN | 1 | $698.40 | $698.40 |
| Dawson, MN | 1 | $439.16 | $439.16 |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 1 | $330.63 | $330.63 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $466.05 | $466.05 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $320.00 | $320.00 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 1 | $311.22 | $311.22 |
| Hutchinson, MN | 1 | $454.02 | $454.02 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $571.27 | $571.27 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $382.08 | $382.08 |
| Little Falls, MN | 1 | $424.56 | $424.56 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $111.35 | $111.35 |
| Mora, MN | 1 | $191.80 | $191.80 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $549.00 | $549.00 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $583.77 | $583.77 |
| Ortonville, MN | 1 | $653.65 | $653.65 |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $208.99 | $208.99 |
| Park Rapids, MN | 1 | $238.00 | $238.00 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $528.88 | $528.88 |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $390.98 | $390.98 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $228.16 | $228.16 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1 | $664.00 | $664.00 |
| Thief River Falls, MN | 1 | $791.20 | $791.20 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $1,203.23 | $1,203.23 |
| Wadena, MN | 1 | $386.02 | $386.02 |
| Windom, MN | 1 | $71.37 | $71.37 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 1 | $724.07 | $724.07 |
| Worthington, MN | 1 | $491.20 | $491.20 |
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
- Colorado$608.00
- 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$601.23
- Indiana$333.84
- Iowa$414.44
- Kansas$542.43
- Kentucky$454.92
- Louisiana$241.43
- Maine$401.68
- Maryland$892.40
- Massachusetts$555.10
- Michigan$377.00
- 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$507.50
- West Virginia$396.80
- Wisconsin$457.50
- Wyoming$500.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.