Scans and imaging CPT 74018 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Abdominal X-ray cost in Richmond, VA — inpatient

In Richmond, VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the abdomen, 1 view as an inpatient: from $453.90 to $640.80, with a median of $640.80. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Southside Medical Center — $186.90 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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$453.90Bon Secours Southside Medical Center
Median$640.80half pay less
Highest$640.80in 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 $640.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Bon Secours Southside Medical Center lowest Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC X-Ray Exam Abdomen 1 View $453.90 $1,513.00 — 70% —
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Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC X-Ray Exam Abdomen 1 View $640.80 $1,068.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC X-Ray Exam Abdomen 1 View $640.80 $1,068.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC X-Ray Exam Abdomen 1 View $640.80 $1,068.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC X-Ray Exam Abdomen 1 View $640.80 $1,068.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $453.90, median $640.80, highest $640.80 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $620.40 — 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.