Scans and imaging CPT 74018 Outpatient

Abdominal X-ray cost in Rochester, NY

In Rochester, NY, 8 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the abdomen, 1 view: from $32.50 to $248.30, with a median of $174.38. The lowest listed price is at Strong Memorial Hospital — $141.88 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $168.00 at 65 hospitals.

Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 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 Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$32.50Strong Memorial Hospital
Median$174.38half pay less
Highest$248.30in this market
Difference7.6×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 Rochester, NY.

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Lowest $32.50Highest $371.45

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Strong Memorial Hospital lowest Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 CHG RADIOLOGIC EXAM ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $32.50 $65.00 $22.12–$143.23 50% —
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Highland Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 341-6711 Radex abdomen 1 view $103.30 — $103.08–$184.49 — —
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Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 Radex abdomen 1 view $103.30 — $105.79–$215.18 — —
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Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville, NY · (585) 335-6001 HB Radiologic Exam Abdomen 1 View $130.00 — — — —
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F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua, NY · (585) 396-6000 HB Radiologic Exam Abdomen 1 View $147.00 — — — —
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Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs, NY · (315) 462-9561 HC XR ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $201.75 $310.38 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 922-4000 HC XR ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $201.75 $310.38 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY · (315) 332-2022 HC XR ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $201.75 $310.38 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY · (585) 723-7000 HC XR ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $248.30 $310.38 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 HB Radiologic Exam Abdomen 1 View $371.45 — $10.10–$397.17 — —
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Highland Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 341-6711 HB Radiologic Exam Abdomen 1 View $371.45 — $10.10–$325.19 — —
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Outpatient: lowest $32.50, median $174.38, highest $248.30 — a 7.6× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $201.75. 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 2 of 2 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.