Scans and imaging CPT 74018 Outpatient

Abdominal X-ray cost in Appleton, WI

In Appleton, WI, 4 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the abdomen, 1 view: from $132.33 to $183.54, with a median of $137.99. The lowest listed price is at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton and 1 other hospital — $5.66 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $177.26 at 79 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 74018, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$132.33ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton + 1 more
Median$137.99half pay less
Highest$183.54in this market
Difference1.4×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Appleton, WI.

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Lowest $132.33Highest $242.70

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton lowest Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 RADIOLOGIC EXAM ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $132.33 $236.30 $9.01–$219.76 44% —
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton lowest Appleton, WI RADIOLOGIC EXAM ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $132.33 $236.30 $9.01–$219.76 44% —
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Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton, WI · (920) 849-2386 HC X-RAY EXAM ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $143.64 $252.00 $9.33–$69.34 43% —
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Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus Appleton, WI · (920) 738-2000 HC X-RAY EXAM ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $183.54 $322.00 $9.33–$69.34 43% —
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 HC Radiologic Exam Abdomen 1 View $220.64 $394.00 $51.22–$453.47 44% —
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI HC Radiologic Exam Abdomen 1 View $220.64 $394.00 $51.22–$453.47 44% —
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $242.70 $433.40 $51.22–$453.47 44% —
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $242.70 $433.40 $51.22–$453.47 44% —
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Outpatient: lowest $132.33, median $137.99, highest $183.54 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

A single-view abdominal X-ray is a quick picture of the belly. It is used for suspected bowel blockage, severe constipation, swallowed objects and to check tube placement.

What the price covers

The price usually covers taking the image. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately.