Abdominal X-ray cost in Columbus, OH
In Columbus, OH, 16 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the abdomen, 1 view: from $159.90 to $297.00, with a median of $231.57. The lowest listed price is at Grady Memorial Hospital — $71.67 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $253.40 at 100 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 10 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 Oct 22, 2025 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Columbus, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grady Memorial Hospital lowest Delaware, OH Hc Xr Abdomen 1 View | $159.90 | $246.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH Hc Xr Abdomen 1 View | $163.15 | $251.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH Hc Xr Abdomen 1 View | $163.15 | $251.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH Hc Xr Abdomen 1 View | $163.15 | $251.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH Hc Xr Abdomen 1 View | $163.15 | $251.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH Hc Xr Abdomen 1 View | $163.15 | $251.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH Hc Xr Abdomen 1 View | $163.15 | $251.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Berger Hospital Circleville, OH Hc Xr Abdomen 1 View | $216.45 | $333.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH X-ray of abdomen, 1 view | $246.68 | $379.50 | $69.78–$368.12 | 35% | Oct 22, 2025 source file |
| Diley Ridge Medical Center Canal Winchester, OH HC Xr Abdomen 1 View | $265.85 | $409.00 | $73.77–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH HC Xr Abdomen 1 View | $265.85 | $409.00 | $73.77–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH HC Xr Abdomen 1 View | $265.85 | — | $73.77–$9,407.41 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC Xr Abdomen 1 View | $265.85 | $409.00 | $72.38–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC Xr Abdomen 1 View | $265.85 | — | $72.38–$632.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH HC Xr Abdomen 1 View | $265.85 | $409.00 | $73.77–$409.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH HC Xr Abdomen 1 View | $265.85 | $409.00 | $72.38–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH HC Xr Abdomen 1 View | $265.85 | — | $72.38–$632.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital New Albany, OH HC Xr Abdomen 1 View | $265.85 | $409.00 | $73.77–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH ABDOMEN, 1 VW | $297.00 | $330.00 | $214.50–$323.40 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH HC Xr Abdomen 1 View | $6,743.42 | — | $2,987.94–$13,009.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $159.90, median $231.57, highest $297.00 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $216.45. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 of 8 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.