Scans and imaging CPT 74018 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Abdominal X-ray cost in Salem, OR — inpatient

In Salem, OR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the abdomen, 1 view as an inpatient: from $54.60 to $183.91, with a median of $183.91. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Silverton Medical Center — $129.31 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $214.50 at 38 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 74018, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$54.60Legacy Silverton Medical Center
Median$183.91half pay less
Highest$183.91in this market
Difference3.4×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 Salem, OR.

median
Lowest $54.60Highest $183.91

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Legacy Silverton Medical Center lowest Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 CHG RADIOLOGIC EXAM ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $54.60 $84.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC ABDOMEN 1 VIEW / KUB $144.30 $222.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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West Valley Hospital Dallas, OR · (503) 623-8301 HCHRG RADIOLOGIC EXAM ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $183.91 $347.00 — 47% Apr 1, 2026
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Salem Hospital Salem, OR · (503) 561-5200 HCHRG RADIOLOGIC EXAM ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $183.91 $347.00 — 47% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $54.60, median $183.91, highest $183.91 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $183.91 — 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.