Swallow study cost in New York

In New York, 100 hospitals publish a cash price for swallow study (modified barium swallow, video X-ray): from $94.41 to $3,756.00, with a median of $362.28. The lowest price is at NYU Langone (Brooklyn) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 39.8× the lowest.

• The median here, $362.28, is 23% below the US median of $471.60.
• That is 2.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($179.20).
• New York ranks 10th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
• 27 of 100 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

New York law (Public Health Law §2807-k(9-a), as amended in October 2024): uninsured patients with income below 200% of the federal poverty level owe nothing for emergency and medically necessary hospital care; up to 400% they pay on a sliding scale of at most 10% or 20% of what Medicaid would pay. Emergency care is covered for New York residents, other care for people living in the hospital's service area; immigration status does not count. Ask for the Uniform Hospital Financial Assistance form. 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