Swallow study cost in Washington
In Washington, 45 hospitals publish a cash price for swallow study (modified barium swallow, video X-ray): from $168.00 to $1,146.60, with a median of $507.50. The lowest price is at Olympic Medical Center (Port Angeles). The highest price is 6.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $507.50, is 8% above the US median of $467.81.
- That is 2.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($179.20).
- Washington ranks 31st of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 45 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Washington law (RCW 70.170.060) requires hospital charity care: patients with family income up to 300% of the federal poverty level owe nothing at hospitals in large health systems (200% at other hospitals), with 75% and 50% discounts up to 400% (300% at other hospitals). It covers the part of the bill a patient owes, insured or not. Ask the hospital for its charity care application. 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 12, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$168.00Olympic Medical Center
Median$507.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,146.60in Washington
Lowest saves$339.50vs the median
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Medical Center lowest Port Angeles · Port Angeles, WA Imaging for evaluation of swallowing function | $168.00 | $210.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC XR RADIOLOGIC EXAM SWALLOW FUNCTION CONTRAST STUDY | $205.44 | $428.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC XR RADIOLOGIC EXAM SWALLOW FUNCTION CONTRAST STUDY | $205.44 | $428.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC XR RADIOLOGIC EXAM SWALLOW FUNCTION CONTRAST STUDY | $205.44 | $428.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Hc Modified Barium Swallow | $283.50 | $567.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC XR RADIOLOGIC EXAM SWALLOW FUNCTION CONTRAST STUDY | $359.32 | $691.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Valley Medical Center Renton · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Radiologic Exam Swallow Function Contrast Study | $392.00 | $560.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia · Centralia, WA HC XR RADIOLOGIC EXAM SWALLOW FUNCTION CONTRAST STUDY | $392.60 | $755.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia · Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA HC XR RADIOLOGIC EXAM SWALLOW FUNCTION CONTRAST STUDY | $392.60 | $755.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA HC SWALLOWING WITH VIDEO | $397.15 | $611.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC Xr Swallow Function W Contrast | $405.00 | $782.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC SWALOW FUNC W CIN/VIDEO W/KUB | $439.51 | $1,523.94 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend · South Bend, WA X-RAY XM SWLNG FUNCJ C+ | $447.30 | $639.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Whitman Hospital and Medical Center Colfax · Pullman, WA Imaging for evaluation of swallowing function | $460.80 | $576.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA IMAGING FOR EVALUATION OF SWALLOWING FUNCTION | $462.15 | $711.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC SWALOW FUNC W CIN/VIDEO W/KUB | $463.44 | $1,523.94 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC SWALOW FUNC W CIN/VIDEO W/KUB | $463.89 | $1,523.94 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Ocean Beach Hospital Ilwaco · Ilwaco, WA HC XR RADIOLOGIC EXAM SWALLOW FUNCTION CONTRAST STUDY | $467.25 | $623.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC SWALOW FUNC W CIN/VIDEO W/KUB | $468.62 | $1,523.94 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC XR RADIOLOGIC EXAM SWALLOW FUNCTION CONTRAST STUDY | $487.20 | $696.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center Longview · Longview-Kelso, WA IMAGING FOR EVALUATION OF SWALLOWING FUNCTION | $488.15 | $751.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC SWALOW FUNC W CIN/VIDEO W/KUB | $499.40 | $1,523.94 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC XR RADIOLOGIC EXAM SWALLOW FUNCTION CONTRAST STUDY | $507.50 | $725.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lourdes Health Pasco · Kennewick-Richland, WA X-RAY XM SWLNG FUNCJ C+ | $508.50 | $1,271.25 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Prosser Memorial Health Hospital Prosser · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC XR SWALLOW STUDY W CONTRAST | $514.25 | $935.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Moses Lake · Moses Lake, WA Imaging for evaluation of swallowing function | $534.00 | $534.00 | Jan 4, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Spokane Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA X-RAY XM SWLNG FUNCJ C+ | $535.20 | $535.20 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Snoqualmie · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Facility Fee HC MODIFIED BARIUM SWALLOW | $539.29 | $929.81 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC SWALOW FUNC W CIN/VIDEO W/KUB | $559.60 | $1,523.94 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC ESOPHAGUS/SWALLOW/FUNCT. VIDEO | $603.20 | $754.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla · Walla Walla, WA HC XR RADIOLOGIC EXAM SWALLOW FUNCTION CONTRAST STUDY | $613.20 | $876.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA "RAD EXAM, SWALLOW FUNCT, W/CINE&VIDEORADIOGRAPHY, WHEN PERF,CONTRAST STUDY" | $616.00 | $770.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA HC Xr Swallowing Funct W/ Video (Video Eso) | $619.20 | $688.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Pullman Regional Hospital Pullman · Pullman, WA Imaging for evaluation of swallowing function | $646.85 | $761.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Astria Sunnyside Hospital Sunnyside · Kennewick-Richland, WA XR Swallowing Function w/ Speech EO | $653.22 | $1,146.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA HC ESOPHAGUS/SWALLOW/FUNCT. VIDEO | $689.60 | $862.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Healthcare Port Townsend · Port Townsend, WA Imaging for evaluation of swallowing function | $698.40 | $873.00 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics Shelton · Shelton, WA XR Swallowing Function w/ Speech | $733.88 | $978.50 | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Commonspirit Washington Community Care Silverdale · Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA HC SWALOW FUNC W CIN/VIDEO W/KUB | $737.29 | $1,523.94 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA IMAGING FOR EVALUATION OF SWALLOWING FUNCTION | $744.25 | $1,145.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC XR RADIOLOGIC EXAM SWALLOW FUNCTION CONTRAST STUDY | $776.30 | $1,109.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 Ellensburg · Ellensburg, WA Imaging for evaluation of swallowing function | $841.50 | $990.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish · Yakima, WA Swallowing function, with cineradiography/videoradiography | $856.05 | $1,317.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center Bellingham · Bellingham, WA IMAGING FOR EVALUATION OF SWALLOWING FUNCTION | $873.60 | $1,344.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Prov Sacred Hrt Medical Center & Childs Hospital Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC XR RADIOLOGIC EXAM SWALLOW FUNCTION CONTRAST STUDY | $1,146.60 | $1,638.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 16 | $205.44 | $451.48 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 4 | $508.50 | $583.74 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 4 | $487.20 | $521.35 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 2 | $689.60 | $716.92 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 2 | $397.15 | $429.65 |
| Pullman, WA | 2 | $460.80 | $553.82 |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $873.60 | $873.60 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 1 | $737.29 | $737.29 |
| Centralia, WA | 1 | $392.60 | $392.60 |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $841.50 | $841.50 |
| Ilwaco, WA | 1 | $467.25 | $467.25 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1 | $488.15 | $488.15 |
| Moses Lake, WA | 1 | $534.00 | $534.00 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 1 | $392.60 | $392.60 |
| Port Angeles, WA | 1 | $168.00 | $168.00 |
| Port Townsend, WA | 1 | $698.40 | $698.40 |
| South Bend, WA | 1 | $447.30 | $447.30 |
| Shelton, WA | 1 | $733.88 | $733.88 |
| Walla Walla, WA | 1 | $613.20 | $613.20 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 1 | $619.20 | $619.20 |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $856.05 | $856.05 |
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
- 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
- West Virginia$396.80
- Wisconsin$457.50
- Wyoming$500.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.