Scans and imaging CPT 74018 Outpatient

Abdominal X-ray cost in Lima, OH

In Lima, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the abdomen, 1 view: from $194.40 to $216.00, with a median of $205.20. The lowest listed price is at Lima Memorial Health System — $10.80 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $253.40 at 100 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities 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$194.40Lima Memorial Health System
Median$205.20half pay less
Highest$216.00in this market
Difference1.1×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 Lima, OH.

median
Lowest $194.40Highest $485.10

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Lima Memorial Health System lowest Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Abdomen Ap View $194.40 $216.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH · (419) 227-3361 HC X-Ray Exam Abdomen 1 View $216.00 $360.00 — 40% —
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Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 X-Ray Exam Abdomen 1 View $485.10 $539.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $194.40, median $205.20, highest $216.00 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $205.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.