Abdominal X-ray cost in El Paso, TX — inpatient
In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the abdomen, 1 view as an inpatient: from $28.20 to $32.02, with a median of $32.02. The lowest listed price is at El Paso Children's Hospital — $3.82 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $339.15 at 101 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 74018, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 ABDOMEN SINGLE VIEW/DOCUMENT | $28.20 | $141.00 | $26.06–$161.49 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 ABDOMEN SITZMARK DAY 5 | $28.20 | $141.00 | $26.06–$161.49 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 ABDOMEN SITZMARK INITIAL | $28.20 | $141.00 | $26.06–$161.49 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 ABDOMEN ONE DECUBITUS ONLY | $28.20 | $141.00 | $26.06–$161.49 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX XR ABD AP (KUB) | $32.02 | $160.08 | $28.08–$256.19 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 XR ABD AP (KUB) | $32.02 | $160.08 | $28.08–$256.19 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH CCI XR ABD 1V | $33.70 | $168.48 | $28.08–$256.19 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 XR ABD 1V | $33.70 | $168.48 | $28.08–$256.19 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CCI XR ABD 1V | $33.70 | $168.48 | $28.08–$256.19 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 XR ABD 1 VIEW | $33.70 | $168.48 | $28.08–$256.19 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ED XR ABD 1V | $33.70 | $168.48 | $28.08–$256.19 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX XR ABD 1 VIEW | $33.70 | $168.48 | $28.08–$256.19 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX XR ABD 1V | $33.70 | $168.48 | $28.08–$256.19 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX CCI XR ABD 1V | $33.70 | $168.48 | $28.08–$256.19 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ED XR ABD 1V | $33.70 | $168.48 | $28.08–$256.19 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 ABDOMEN 1 VIEW | $42.40 | $212.00 | $26.06–$169.60 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 XR RSI ABDOMEN | $80.05 | $400.27 | $28.08–$256.19 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX XR RSI ABDOMEN | $80.05 | $400.27 | $28.08–$256.19 | 80% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $28.20, median $32.02, highest $32.02 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $32.02 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 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.
22 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 74018 ($222.60). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXREN ABDOMEN ONE DECUBITUS ONLY | $17.87 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXREN ABDOMEN 1 VIEW | $17.87 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXREN ABDOMEN ONE DECUBITUS ONLY | $17.87 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXUCC ESLK XR ABDOMEN ONE DECUBITUS ONLY | $17.87 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXNE ABDOMEN ONE DECUBITUS ONLY | $17.87 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXWS ABDOMEN 1 VIEW | $17.87 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXWS ABDOMEN ONE DECUBITUS ONLY | $17.87 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXES ABDOMEN ONE DECUBITUS ONLY | $17.87 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXREN ABDOMEN 1 VIEW | $17.87 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXUCC ESLK XR ABDOMEN ONE DECUBITUS ONLY | $17.87 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXNE ABDOMEN ONE DECUBITUS ONLY | $17.87 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXWS ABDOMEN 1 VIEW | $17.87 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXWS ABDOMEN ONE DECUBITUS ONLY | $17.87 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXES ABDOMEN ONE DECUBITUS ONLY | $17.87 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSH ABDOMEN ONE DECUBITUS ONLY | $19.12 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXABDOMEN SITZMARK INITIAL | $20.08 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXABDOMEN SITZMARK INITIAL | $20.08 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXUCC ESLK XR ABDOMEN 1 VIEW | $20.55 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXNE ABDOMEN 1 VIEW | $20.55 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXNE ABDOMEN 1 VIEW | $20.55 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXUCC ESLK XR ABDOMEN 1 VIEW | $20.55 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSH ABDOMEN 1 VIEW | $21.99 | file |