Swallow study cost in Virginia
In Virginia, 56 hospitals publish a cash price for swallow study (modified barium swallow, video X-ray): from $69.30 to $2,787.00, with a median of $486.00. The lowest price is at Johnston Memorial Hospital (Abingdon) and 3 other hospitals. The highest price is 40.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $486.00, is 3% above the US median of $471.60.
- That is 2.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($179.20).
- Virginia ranks 27th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 12 of 56 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 1, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$69.30Johnston Memorial Hospital + 3 more
Median$486.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,787.00in Virginia
Lowest saves$416.70vs the median
Hospitals in Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnston Memorial Hospital lowest Abingdon · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC DX SWALLOW FUNCT W CINE/VIDEORAD INCL SCT NECK & DELAY IMG CONT BA STDY | $69.30 | $462.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Lonesome Pine Hospital lowest Big Stone Gap · Big Stone Gap, VA HC DX SWALLOW FUNCT W CINE/VIDEORAD INCL SCT NECK & DELAY IMG CONT BA STDY | $69.30 | $462.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Russell County Hospital lowest Lebanon · Lebanon, VA HC DX SWALLOW FUNCT W CINE/VIDEORAD INCL SCT NECK & DELAY IMG CONT BA STDY | $69.30 | $462.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Smyth County Community Hospital lowest Marion · Marion, VA HC DX SWALLOW FUNCT W CINE/VIDEORAD INCL SCT NECK & DELAY IMG CONT BA STDY | $69.30 | $462.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston · South Boston, VA Chgr-Barium Swallow Video | $175.00 | $350.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock · Kilmarnock, VA HC Dysphagia/Swallowing Study | $213.00 | $355.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Smithfield Hospital Smithfield · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Swallow Fnctn W Cine/Videoradiography | $224.97 | $449.93 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Wythe County Community Hospital Wytheville · Wytheville, VA Radiologic examination, swallowing function, with cineradiography/videoradiography, including scout neck radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed, contrast (eg, barium) study | $285.90 | $714.76 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV X-ray xm swlng funcj c+ | $304.50 | $609.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Stafford Hospital Stafford · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV X-ray xm swlng funcj c+ | $304.50 | $609.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia · Emporia, VA HC Dysphagia/Swallowing Study | $318.30 | $1,061.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bath Community Hospital Hot Springs · Hot Springs, VA BARIUM SWALLOW PURCHSED SERV,TECHNICAL COMPONENT | $319.42 | $456.32 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC Dysphagia/Swallowing Study | $329.40 | $549.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sovah Health - Danville Danville · Danville, VA Radiologic examination, swallowing function, with cineradiography/videoradiography, including scout neck radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed, contrast (eg, barium) study | $345.20 | $863.00 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Sovah Health - Martinsville Martinsville · Martinsville, VA Radiologic examination, swallowing function, with cineradiography/videoradiography, including scout neck radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed, contrast (eg, barium) study | $345.20 | $863.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Southampton Memorial Hospital Franklin · Roanoke, VA HC Dysphagia/Swallowing Study | $354.00 | $1,180.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fauquier Health Warrenton · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Radiologic examination, swallowing function, with cineradiography/videoradiography, including scout neck radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed, contrast (eg, barium) study | $363.20 | $908.00 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC Dysphagia/Swallowing Study | $420.60 | $701.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC Dysphagia/Swallowing Study | $420.60 | $701.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Augusta Health Fishersville · Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA Pharynx/Cer/Esophagus-Swallow | $451.50 | $903.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Twin County Regional Healthcare Galax · Galax, VA Radiologic examination, swallowing function, with cineradiography/videoradiography, including scout neck radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed, contrast (eg, barium) study | $466.44 | $1,166.10 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Chgr-Barium Swallow Video | $486.00 | $972.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Chgr-Barium Swallow Video | $486.00 | $972.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Chgr-Barium Swallow Video | $486.00 | $972.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Chgr-Barium Swallow Video | $486.00 | $972.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Chgr-Barium Swallow Video | $486.00 | $972.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk · Suffolk, VA Chgr-Barium Swallow Video | $486.00 | $972.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Chgr-Barium Swallow Video | $486.00 | $972.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Chgr-Barium Swallow Video | $486.00 | $972.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Chesapeake General Hospital Chesapeake · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Hc Dysphagia/Swallowing Study | $496.65 | $827.75 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC XR SWALLOW CINE/VIDEO CONTRAST STUDY | $546.50 | $1,093.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC XR SWALLOW CINE/VIDEO CONTRAST STUDY | $546.50 | $1,093.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC XR SWALLOW CINE/VIDEO CONTRAST STUDY | $546.50 | $1,093.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC XR SWALLOW CINE/VIDEO CONTRAST STUDY | $546.50 | $1,093.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC XR SWALLOW CINE/VIDEO CONTRAST STUDY | $546.50 | $1,093.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville · Charlottesville, VA Chgr-Barium Swallow Video | $600.50 | $1,201.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg · Harrisonburg, VA Chgr-Barium Swallow Video | $600.50 | $1,201.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville · Richmond, VA HC Dysphagia/Swallowing Study | $620.40 | $1,034.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond · Richmond, VA HC Dysphagia/Swallowing Study | $620.40 | $1,034.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian · Richmond, VA HC Dysphagia/Swallowing Study | $620.40 | $1,034.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond · Richmond, VA HC Dysphagia/Swallowing Study | $620.40 | $1,034.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg · Richmond, VA HC Dysphagia/Swallowing Study | $771.30 | $2,571.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC SPEECH VIDEO SWALLOW | $771.89 | $857.66 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Clinch Valley Health Richlands · Bluefield, WV-VA Radiologic examination, swallowing function, with cineradiography/videoradiography, including scout neck radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed, contrast (eg, barium) study | $860.81 | $2,152.02 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center Fredericksburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Radiologic examination, swallowing function, with cineradiography/videoradiography, including scout neck radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed, contrast (eg, barium) study | $904.80 | $904.80 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Stonesprings Hospital Center Dulles · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV XR SWLW FUNC W/C&V | $1,023.63 | $1,023.63 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Reston Hospital Center Reston · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Radiologic examination, swallowing function, with cineradiography/videoradiography, including scout neck radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed, contrast (eg, barium) study | $1,023.76 | $1,023.76 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Chippenham Hospital Chesterfield · Richmond, VA Radiologic examination, swallowing function, with cineradiography/videoradiography, including scout neck radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed, contrast (eg, barium) study | $1,648.00 | $1,648.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Henrico Doctors Hospital - Forest Mechanicsville · Richmond, VA Radiologic examination, swallowing function, with cineradiography/videoradiography, including scout neck radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed, contrast (eg, barium) study | $1,648.00 | $1,648.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Johnston-Willis Hospital Richmond · Richmond, VA Radiologic examination, swallowing function, with cineradiography/videoradiography, including scout neck radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed, contrast (eg, barium) study | $1,648.00 | $1,648.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parham Doctors Hospital Richmond · Richmond, VA Radiologic examination, swallowing function, with cineradiography/videoradiography, including scout neck radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed, contrast (eg, barium) study | $1,648.00 | $1,648.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Retreat Doctors Hospital Richmond · Richmond, VA XR SWLW FUNC W/C&V | $1,648.00 | $1,648.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tricities Hospital Prince George · Richmond, VA XR SWLW FUNC W/C&V | $1,648.00 | $1,648.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lewisgale Medical Center Roanoke · Roanoke, VA XR SWLW FUNC W/C&V | $2,070.00 | $2,070.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lewisgale Hospital Montgomery Christiansburg · Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Radiologic examination, swallowing function, with cineradiography/videoradiography, including scout neck radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed, contrast (eg, barium) study | $2,422.00 | $2,422.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lewisgale Hospital Pulaski Pulaski · Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA XR SWLW FUNC W/C&V | $2,787.00 | $2,787.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 12 | $224.97 | $486.00 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 12 | $304.50 | $546.50 |
| Richmond, VA | 11 | $620.40 | $1,648.00 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 2 | $2,422.00 | $2,604.50 |
| Roanoke, VA | 2 | $354.00 | $1,212.00 |
| Big Stone Gap, VA | 1 | $69.30 | $69.30 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $860.81 | $860.81 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 1 | $600.50 | $600.50 |
| Danville, VA | 1 | $345.20 | $345.20 |
| Emporia, VA | 1 | $318.30 | $318.30 |
| Galax, VA | 1 | $466.44 | $466.44 |
| Hot Springs, VA | 1 | $319.42 | $319.42 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 1 | $600.50 | $600.50 |
| Kilmarnock, VA | 1 | $213.00 | $213.00 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 1 | $69.30 | $69.30 |
| Lebanon, VA | 1 | $69.30 | $69.30 |
| Marion, VA | 1 | $69.30 | $69.30 |
| Martinsville, VA | 1 | $345.20 | $345.20 |
| South Boston, VA | 1 | $175.00 | $175.00 |
| Suffolk, VA | 1 | $486.00 | $486.00 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | 1 | $451.50 | $451.50 |
| Wytheville, VA | 1 | $285.90 | $285.90 |
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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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$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
- Washington$508.50
- West Virginia$396.80
- Wisconsin$457.50
- Wyoming$500.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.