Scans and imaging CPT 74018 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Abdominal X-ray cost in Grand Junction, CO — inpatient

In Grand Junction, CO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for X-ray of the abdomen, 1 view as an inpatient: from $226.80 to $226.80, with a median of $226.80. Across Colorado, the median is $286.85 at 35 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 74018, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$226.80Family Health West Hospital
Median$226.80half pay less
Highest$226.80in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Family Health West Hospital Fruita, CO · (970) 858-9871 HC ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $226.80 $324.00 — 30% —
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Inpatient: lowest $226.80, median $226.80, highest $226.80.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $254.24 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 74018 ($228.88). 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.

Family Health West Hospital Fruita, COCAH RADIOLOGIC EXAM ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $11.90 file