Scans and imaging CPT 74018 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Abdominal X-ray cost in Omaha, NE — inpatient

In Omaha, NE-IA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the abdomen, 1 view as an inpatient: from $24.99 to $205.38, with a median of $205.38. The lowest listed price is at Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa — $180.39 less than the median here. Across Nebraska, the median is $205.38 at 17 hospitals.

Cash prices at 8 facilities across 4 cities for code 74018, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 14, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$24.99Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa
Median$205.38half pay less
Highest$205.38in this market
Difference8.2×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 Omaha, NE-IA.

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Lowest $24.99Highest $205.38

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa lowest Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC RHC ABDOMEN $24.99 $51.00 $29.07–$49.98 51% Feb 28, 2026
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Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 RA Exam $92.70 $309.00 — 70% Feb 15, 2026
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Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 MERA Exam $92.70 $309.00 — 70% Feb 15, 2026
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Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 Abdomen $92.70 $309.00 — 70% Feb 15, 2026
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Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 Abd (Shunt Survey) $92.70 $309.00 — 70% Feb 15, 2026
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Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 RA Exam $111.24 $309.00 $154.50 64% Feb 14, 2026
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Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 Abd (Shunt Survey) $111.24 $309.00 $154.50 64% Feb 14, 2026
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Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 Abdomen $111.24 $309.00 $154.50 64% Feb 14, 2026
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Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 MERA Exam $111.24 $309.00 $154.50 64% Feb 14, 2026
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Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 RA Exam $111.24 $309.00 $154.50 64% Feb 14, 2026
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Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 Abd (Shunt Survey) $111.24 $309.00 $154.50 64% Feb 14, 2026
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Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 Abdomen $111.24 $309.00 $154.50 64% Feb 14, 2026
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Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 MERA Exam $111.24 $309.00 $154.50 64% Feb 14, 2026
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Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $147.49 $301.00 $171.57–$294.98 51% Feb 28, 2026
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Alegent Creighton Health Papillion, NE · (402) 593-3000 HC ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $205.38 $489.00 $293.40–$415.65 58% Feb 28, 2026
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CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $205.38 $489.00 $293.40–$415.65 58% Feb 28, 2026
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Alegent Creighton Health Omaha, NE · (402) 717-8000 HC ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $205.38 $489.00 $293.40–$415.65 58% Feb 28, 2026
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Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 572-2121 HC ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $205.38 $489.00 $293.40–$415.65 58% Feb 28, 2026
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CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 328-5000 HC ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $205.38 $489.00 $293.40–$415.65 58% Feb 28, 2026
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CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $205.38 $489.00 $293.40–$415.65 58% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $24.99, median $205.38, highest $205.38 — a 8.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $177.44 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 7 of 7 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 7 it is 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.