Scans and imaging CPT 74018 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Abdominal X-ray cost in Manchester, NH — inpatient

In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the abdomen, 1 view as an inpatient: from $192.66 to $320.12, with a median of $200.91. The lowest listed price is at St Joseph Hospital of Nashua — $8.25 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $197.31 at 6 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 74018, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$192.66St Joseph Hospital of Nashua
Median$200.91half pay less
Highest$320.12in this market
Difference1.7×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 Manchester-Nashua, NH.

median
Lowest $192.66Highest $320.12

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St Joseph Hospital of Nashua lowest Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC X-RAY EXAM ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $192.66 $494.00 — 61% —
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Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Xr Abdomen 1 View $200.91 $543.00 — 63% Apr 1, 2026
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Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $320.12 $533.54 — 40% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $192.66, median $200.91, highest $320.12 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $200.91 — 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.