Scans and imaging CPT 74018 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Abdominal X-ray cost in Lafayette, LA — inpatient

In Lafayette, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the abdomen, 1 view as an inpatient: from $137.10 to $194.81, with a median of $165.96. The lowest listed price is at Acadian Medical Center — $28.86 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $113.21 at 26 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 74018, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 9, 2026 and Jun 9, 2026.

Lowest$137.10Acadian Medical Center
Median$165.96half pay less
Highest$194.81in 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 Lafayette, LA.

median
Lowest $137.10Highest $194.81

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Acadian Medical Center lowest Eunice, LA · (337) 580-7903 XR ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $137.10 $457.00 $26.67–$457.00 70% Jun 9, 2026
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Acadian Medical Center lowest Eunice, LA · (337) 580-7903 RADEX ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $137.10 $457.00 $26.67–$457.00 70% Jun 9, 2026
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Acadia St Landry Church Point, LA · (337) 684-5435 LATERAL DECUBITUS ABD. $194.81 $259.74 — 25% —
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Acadia St Landry Church Point, LA · (337) 684-5435 ABD A/P SINGLE KUB $194.81 $259.74 — 25% —
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Inpatient: lowest $137.10, median $165.96, highest $194.81 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $165.96 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.