Scans and imaging CPT 74230 Pennsylvania Outpatient

Swallow study cost in Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, 103 hospitals publish a cash price for swallow study (modified barium swallow, video X-ray): from $146.40 to $3,771.00, with a median of $590.40. The lowest price is at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center (Johnstown). The highest price is 25.8× the lowest.

  • The median here, $590.40, is 25% above the US median of $471.60.
  • That is 3.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($179.20).
  • Pennsylvania ranks 36th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
  • 10 of 103 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

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$146.40Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
Median$590.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,771.00in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$444.00vs the median

Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceFile date
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center lowest Johnstown · Johnstown, PA Radiologic examination, swallowing function, with cineradiography/videoradiography, including scout neck radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed, contrast (eg, barium) study $146.40 $366.00 Apr 15, 2026
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Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning · Pittsburgh, PA BARIUM SWALLOW WITH VI $149.70 $499.00 Mar 2, 2026
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Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Swallowing Fcn,W/Cine &/Or Video $172.00 $750.00 Sep 1, 2026
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Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Swallowing Fcn,W/Cine &/Or Video $179.00 $1,004.13 Sep 1, 2026
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Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 74230 X-RAY XM SWLNG FUNCJ C+ Tech $212.62 $890.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA FL-MOD BA SWALLOW $215.04 $896.00 Dec 1, 2024
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UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA SWALLOWING FUNC ESOPH $215.40 $359.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Kane Kane · Bradford, PA XR SWALLOWING FUNC W/ CINE $222.60 $371.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Clarion Hospital Clarion · Clarion, PA Swallow Function w/Video Mbs $222.88 $398.00 Jan 1, 2026
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St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA XR Swallowing Function w/ Speech $231.49 $890.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Indiana Regional Medical Center Indiana · Indiana, PA XR MODIFIED BA SWALLOW W/ SPEECH- BCE $242.64 $674.00 Feb 24, 2026
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Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg · Pittsburgh, PA XR COOKIE SWALLOW $256.80 $428.00 Dec 17, 2025
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Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant · Pittsburgh, PA XR COOKIE SWALLOW $257.40 $429.00 Dec 17, 2025
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Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe · Pittsburgh, PA XR COOKIE SWALLOW $257.40 $429.00 Dec 17, 2025
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Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 74230 X-RAY XM SWLNG FUNCJ C+ Tech $258.01 $890.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA IMAGING FOR EVALUATION OF SWALLOWING FUNCTION $272.00 $544.00 Jul 9, 2026
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Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 74230 X-RAY XM SWLNG FUNCJ C+ Tech $280.08 $890.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Butler Memorial Hospital Butler · Pittsburgh, PA Swallow Function w/Video Mbs $283.50 $405.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber Windber · Somerset, PA BARIUM SWALLOW MODIFIED $286.45 $337.00 Feb 25, 2026
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Titusville Area Hospital Titusville · Oil City, PA X-RAY XM SWLNG FUNCJ C+ $292.20 $487.00 Sep 11, 2026
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA XR Swallowing Function w/ Speech - Report $294.86 $890.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Warren General Hospital Warren · Warren, PA SWALLOWING FUNCTION/VIDEO $297.00 $297.00 Sep 24, 2026
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Meadville Medical Center Meadville · Meadville, PA X-RAY XM SWLNG FUNCJ C+ $313.80 $523.00 Sep 11, 2026
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Moses Taylor Hospital Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA FL-MOD BA SWALLOW $314.01 $1,163.00 Dec 2, 2024
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Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA FL-MOD BA SWALLOW $314.01 $1,163.00 Dec 2, 2024
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Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Xr Swallowing Function W/Ciner/Videoradiography Neck Radiographs(S)&Delayed Images Contrast Study $314.60 $484.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Xr Swallowing Function W/Ciner/Videoradiography Neck Radiographs(S)&Delayed Images Contrast Study $314.60 $484.00 Mar 31, 2026
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UPMC Greene Waynesburg · Waynesburg, PA MODIFIED BARIUM SWALLOW $316.75 $452.50 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Washington Washington · Pittsburgh, PA MODIFIED BARIUM SWALLOW $316.75 $452.50 Mar 6, 2026
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Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney · Punxsutawney, PA ESOPHOGRAPHY $317.52 $882.00 Mar 2, 2026
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Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Swallowing Function (Video) $328.08 $546.79 Sep 21, 2026
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Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Swallowing Function Cine/Video $350.40 $876.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Swallowing Function Cine/Video $350.40 $876.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Swallowing Function Cine/Video $350.40 $876.00 Apr 1, 2026
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The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Swallowing Function Cine/Video $350.40 $876.00 Apr 1, 2026
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UPMC Cole Coudersport · Coudersport, PA BARIUM SWALLOW FUNCTION STUDY $385.80 $643.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Mount Nittany Health State College · State College, PA VIDEO SWALLOW $416.70 $926.00 Jan 1, 2026
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UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC SWALLOW FUNC W/VIDEO INCL SCOUT/DELAY WHEN PERF $427.80 $713.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC SWALLOW FUNC W/VIDEO INCL SCOUT/DELAY WHEN PERF $427.80 $713.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC SWALLOW FUNC W/VIDEO INCL SCOUT/DELAY WHEN PERF $427.80 $713.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA HC SWALLOW FUNC W/VIDEO INCL SCOUT/DELAY WHEN PERF $427.80 $713.00 Oct 28, 2026
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UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC SWALLOW FUNC W/VIDEO INCL SCOUT/DELAY WHEN PERF $427.80 $713.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC SWALLOW FUNC W/VIDEO INCL SCOUT/DELAY WHEN PERF $427.80 $713.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA SWALLOWING FUNC ESOPH $438.00 $730.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Hamot Erie · Erie, PA SWALLOWING FUNC ESOPH $442.20 $737.00 Mar 6, 2026
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St Mary Medical Center Langhorne · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Xr Swallowing Function W/Ciner/Videoradiography Neck Radiographs(S)&Delayed Images Contrast Study $482.95 $743.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD X-RAY XM SWLNG FUNCJ C+ $544.90 $544.90 Mar 19, 2026
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Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA Swallowing Function Eval $582.40 $728.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg · Chambersburg, PA Imaging for Evaluation of Swallowing Function $590.40 $738.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata · Lancaster, PA Imaging for Evaluation of Swallowing Function $590.40 $738.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg · Gettysburg, PA Imaging for Evaluation of Swallowing Function $590.40 $738.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, PA Imaging for Evaluation of Swallowing Function $590.40 $738.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro · Chambersburg, PA Imaging for Evaluation of Swallowing Function $590.40 $738.00 Jan 1, 2026
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WellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Imaging for Evaluation of Swallowing Function $590.40 $738.00 Jan 1, 2026
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York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Imaging for Evaluation of Swallowing Function $590.40 $738.00 Jan 1, 2026
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UPMC Northwest Seneca · Oil City, PA SWALLOWING FUNC ESOPH $610.80 $1,018.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA Swallowing Function Eval $622.44 $778.05 Mar 31, 2026
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Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA Swallowing Function Eval $629.00 $786.25 Mar 31, 2026
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UPMC Bedford Everett · Everett, PA SWALLOWING FUNC ESOPH $640.80 $1,068.00 Sep 18, 2026
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Geisinger Community Medical Center Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA HC XR SWALLOW FUNCTION W/VIDEO $647.00 $1,294.00 Jul 1, 2026
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Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights · Pittsburgh, PA HC XR SWALLOWING STUDY W VIDEO $678.37 $881.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg · Pittsburgh, PA HC XR SWALLOWING STUDY W VIDEO $687.18 $881.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Forbes Hospital Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA HC XR SWALLOWING STUDY W VIDEO $687.18 $881.00 Oct 28, 2026
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West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC XR SWALLOWING STUDY W VIDEO $714.67 $979.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Grove City Medical Center Grove City · Hermitage, PA HC XR SWALLOWING STUDY W VIDEO $716.10 $930.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC XR SWALLOWING STUDY W VIDEO $744.04 $979.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills · Pittsburgh, PA HC XR SWALLOWING STUDY W VIDEO $753.30 $930.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Sharon Regional Medical Center Sharon · Hermitage, PA SWALLOWING FCN W CINE/VIDEO $766.31 $766.31 Jul 4, 2024
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UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA SWALLOWING FUNC ESOPH $779.40 $1,299.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Altoona Altoona · Altoona, PA SWALLOWING FUNC ESOPH $793.80 $1,323.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC SWALLOWING FUNC ESOPH $804.00 $1,340.00 Mar 7, 2026
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UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA SWALLOWING FUNC ESOPH $810.00 $1,350.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Muncy Muncy · Williamsport, PA SWALLOWING FUNC ESOPH $828.00 $1,380.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA SWALLOWING FUNC ESOPH $828.00 $1,380.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA SWALLOWING FUNC ESOPH $828.00 $1,380.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA SWALLOWING FUNC ESOPH $832.80 $1,388.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale · Honesdale, PA SWALLOWING FUNC.+VIDEO $858.90 $1,227.00 Sep 16, 2026
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UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA SWALLOWING FUNC ESOPH $873.00 $1,455.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC SWALLOWING FUNC ESOPH $903.60 $1,506.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA SWALLOWING FUNC ESOPH $919.20 $1,532.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg · Lewisburg, PA Imaging for Evaluation of Swallowing Function $1,097.80 $1,372.25 Jan 1, 2026
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Highlands Hospital Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA BARIUM SWALLOW-COOKIES $1,293.00 $2,155.00 Feb 2, 2026
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Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA RHB SWALLOWING STUDY $1,293.00 $2,155.00 Feb 2, 2026
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UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA SWALLOWING FUNC ESOPH $1,312.80 $2,188.00 Mar 6, 2026
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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Fl Swallowing Fx With Cine/Video $1,748.80 $1,748.80 Dec 31, 2025
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Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA MBS For Speech Therapist $2,155.00 $2,155.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Clearfield Clearfield · DuBois, PA MBS For Speech Therapist $2,155.00 $2,155.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA XR Swallowing Function w/ Video $2,155.00 $2,155.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA MBS For Speech Therapist $2,155.00 $2,155.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA XR MBS For Speech Therapist $2,155.00 $2,155.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA XR MBS For Speech Therapist $2,155.00 $2,155.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Geisinger St Luke's Hospital - Orwigsburg Campus Orwigsburg · Pottsville, PA HB CINE/VID X-RAY THROAT/ESOPH $3,681.00 $4,090.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus Coaldale · Pottsville, PA HB CINE/VID X-RAY THROAT/ESOPH $3,681.00 $4,090.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Allentown Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB CINE/VID X-RAY THROAT/ESOPH $3,701.80 $4,460.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB CINE/VID X-RAY THROAT/ESOPH $3,701.80 $4,460.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Bethlehem Campus Bethlehem · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB CINE/VID X-RAY THROAT/ESOPH $3,701.80 $4,460.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB CINE/VID X-RAY THROAT/ESOPH $3,701.80 $4,460.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB CINE/VID X-RAY THROAT/ESOPH $3,701.80 $4,460.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Lehighton Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB CINE/VID X-RAY THROAT/ESOPH $3,701.80 $4,460.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus Stroudsburg · East Stroudsburg, PA HB CINE/VID X-RAY THROAT/ESOPH $3,701.80 $4,460.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Sacred Heart Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB CINE/VID X-RAY THROAT/ESOPH $3,701.80 $4,460.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB CINE/VID X-RAY THROAT/ESOPH $3,771.00 $4,190.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB CINE/VID X-RAY THROAT/ESOPH $3,771.00 $4,190.00 Feb 26, 2026
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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
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitalsLowestMedian
Pittsburgh, PA 24 $149.70 $729.36
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 14 $172.00 $350.40
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 7 $3,701.80 $3,701.80
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 5 $212.62 $294.86
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 4 $215.04 $314.01
York-Hanover, PA 4 $427.80 $509.10
Hermitage, PA 3 $438.00 $716.10
Lancaster, PA 3 $258.01 $427.80
Sayre, PA 3 $582.40 $622.44
Altoona, PA 2 $793.80 $1,474.40
Chambersburg, PA 2 $590.40 $590.40
DuBois, PA 2 $2,155.00 $2,155.00
Oil City, PA 2 $292.20 $451.50
Pottsville, PA 2 $3,681.00 $3,681.00
Somerset, PA 2 $286.45 $357.12
Williamsport, PA 2 $828.00 $828.00
Brookville, PA 1 $2,155.00 $2,155.00
Bradford, PA 1 $222.60 $222.60
Clarion, PA 1 $222.88 $222.88
Coudersport, PA 1 $385.80 $385.80
Everett, PA 1 $640.80 $640.80
East Stroudsburg, PA 1 $3,701.80 $3,701.80
Erie, PA 1 $442.20 $442.20
Gettysburg, PA 1 $590.40 $590.40
Honesdale, PA 1 $858.90 $858.90
Huntingdon, PA 1 $2,155.00 $2,155.00
Indiana, PA 1 $242.64 $242.64
Johnstown, PA 1 $146.40 $146.40
Lebanon, PA 1 $590.40 $590.40
Lewisburg, PA 1 $1,097.80 $1,097.80
Meadville, PA 1 $313.80 $313.80
Punxsutawney, PA 1 $317.52 $317.52
Reading, PA 1 $231.49 $231.49
St. Marys, PA 1 $2,155.00 $2,155.00
State College, PA 1 $416.70 $416.70
Waynesburg, PA 1 $316.75 $316.75
Wellsboro, PA 1 $828.00 $828.00
Warren, PA 1 $297.00 $297.00
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

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