Scans and imaging CPT 74018 Outpatient

Abdominal X-ray cost in Riverside, CA

In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 14 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the abdomen, 1 view: from $111.00 to $569.25, with a median of $268.32. The lowest listed price is at Montclair Hospital Medical Center and 2 other hospitals — $157.32 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $301.60 at 101 hospitals.

Cash prices at 14 facilities across 12 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 2, 2026.

Lowest$111.00Montclair Hospital Medical Center + 2 more
Median$268.32half pay less
Highest$569.25in this market
Difference5.1×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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.

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Lowest $111.00Highest $860.62

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Montclair Hospital Medical Center lowest Montclair, CA Hc Radiologic Exam Abdomen 1 View $111.00 $771.31 $16.73–$771.31 86% Sep 1, 2026
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Chino Valley Medical Center lowest Chino, CA Hc Radiologic Exam Abdomen 1 View $111.00 $771.31 $16.73–$771.31 86% Sep 1, 2026
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Desert Valley Hospital lowest Victorville, CA XR ABDOMEN 1V - 74018 - 46374000 $111.00 $504.70 $16.73–$504.70 78% Sep 1, 2026
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Desert Valley Hospital lowest Victorville, CA XR ABDOMEN 1V - 74018 - 4570174000 $111.00 $504.70 $16.73–$504.70 78% Sep 1, 2026
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Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA HC ABDOMEN SINGLE AP VIEW $228.15 $507.00 $82.37–$380.25 55% Sep 2, 2026
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Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA HC ABDOMEN KUB SUPINE $242.55 $539.00 $42.31–$485.10 55% Sep 2, 2026
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Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA HC ABDOMEN KUB SUPINE $242.55 $539.00 $82.37–$404.25 55% Sep 2, 2026
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Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center Redlands, CA HC ABDOMEN KUB SUPINE $242.55 $539.00 $111.93–$431.20 55% Aug 31, 2026
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Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA HC ABDOMEN SINGLE AP VIEW $242.55 $539.00 $42.31–$485.10 55% Sep 2, 2026
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Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA HC ABDOMEN KUB SUPINE $266.40 $592.00 $41.33–$503.20 55% Sep 2, 2026
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Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA HC ABDOMEN SINGLE AP VIEW $266.40 $592.00 $41.33–$503.20 55% Sep 2, 2026
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St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA HC XR ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $270.24 $563.00 — 52% Apr 1, 2026
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St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA HC XR ABDOMEN PORTABLE 1 VIEW $270.24 $563.00 — 52% Apr 1, 2026
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San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA X-ray of abdomen, 1 view $281.00 $1,191.00 $35.33–$2,188.46 76% Apr 2, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA RADIOLOGIC EXAM ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $301.60 $580.00 $81.00–$240.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA RADIOLOGIC EXAM ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $301.60 $580.00 $81.00–$240.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA RADIOLOGIC EXAM ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $301.60 $580.00 $81.00–$240.00 48% —
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Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA HC Abdomen Kub Supine $461.92 $461.92 $16.73–$461.92 — —
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Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA HC Abdomen Kub Supine $461.92 $461.92 $16.73–$461.92 — —
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Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA XR Abdomen KUB 1 View $569.25 $759.00 — 25% Jul 1, 2026
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Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA XR Abdomen 1 View $569.25 $759.00 — 25% Jul 1, 2026
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Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA HC Abdomen Single Ap View $860.62 $860.62 $16.73–$860.62 — —
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Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA HC Abdomen Single Ap View $860.62 $860.62 $16.73–$860.62 — —
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Outpatient: lowest $111.00, median $268.32, highest $569.25 — a 5.1× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $285.92. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

Cash or insurance?

At 8 of 12 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.