Scans and imaging CPT 74018 Outpatient

Abdominal X-ray cost in Dayton, OH

In Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH, 5 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the abdomen, 1 view: from $166.80 to $364.53, with a median of $166.80. The lowest listed price is at Dayton Osteopathic Hospital and 2 other hospitals. Across Ohio, the median is $253.40 at 100 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$166.80Dayton Osteopathic Hospital + 2 more
Median$166.80half pay less
Highest$364.53in this market
Difference2.2×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 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH.

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Lowest $166.80Highest $375.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Dayton Osteopathic Hospital lowest Dayton, OH Hc Abdomen 1 View $166.80 $417.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Kettering Medical Center lowest Troy, OH Hc Abdomen 1 View $166.80 $417.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Greene Memorial Hospital Inc lowest Xenia, OH Hc Abdomen 1 View $166.80 $417.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Shriners Childrens Ohio Dayton, OH RADEX ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $259.20 $259.20 $21.14–$176.10 — —
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Dayton Childrens Hospital Dayton, OH X-RAY OF ABDOMEN; 1 VIEW $364.53 $520.75 $84.87–$127.31 30% —
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Dayton Childrens Hospital Dayton, OH RADEX ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $375.20 $536.00 $84.87–$127.30 30% —
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Outpatient: lowest $166.80, median $166.80, highest $364.53 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $166.80. 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 0 of 2 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.