Scans and imaging CPT 74018 Outpatient

Abdominal X-ray cost in Richmond, VA

In Richmond, VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the abdomen, 1 view: from $453.90 to $620.40, with a median of $620.40. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Mercy Health Petersburg LLC — $166.50 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $256.00 at 37 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities 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 — and —.

Lowest$453.90Bon Secours Mercy Health Petersburg LLC
Median$620.40half pay less
Highest$620.40in 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 Richmond, VA.

median
Lowest $453.90Highest $620.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Bon Secours Mercy Health Petersburg LLC lowest Petersburg, VA HC X-Ray Exam Abdomen 1 View $453.90 $1,513.00 — 70% —
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Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center LLC Midlothian, VA HC X-Ray Exam Abdomen 1 View $620.40 $1,034.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital LLC Richmond, VA HC X-Ray Exam Abdomen 1 View $620.40 $1,034.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond LLC Richmond, VA HC X-Ray Exam Abdomen 1 View $620.40 $1,034.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center LLC Mechanicsville, VA HC X-Ray Exam Abdomen 1 View $620.40 $1,034.00 — 40% —
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Outpatient: lowest $453.90, median $620.40, highest $620.40 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $640.80. 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.