Scans and imaging CPT 74018 Outpatient

Abdominal X-ray cost in Santa Rosa, CA

In Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the abdomen, 1 view: from $64.77 to $568.65, with a median of $315.55. The lowest listed price is at NorCal HealthConnect LLC — $250.78 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $301.60 at 101 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 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$64.77NorCal HealthConnect LLC
Median$315.55half pay less
Highest$568.65in this market
Difference8.8×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 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA.

median
Lowest $64.77Highest $568.65

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
NorCal HealthConnect LLC lowest Healdsburg, CA HC PR 74018 XR EXAM ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $64.77 $127.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Santa Rosa, CA HC XR ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $188.70 $370.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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NorCal HealthConnect LLC Healdsburg, CA HC XR ABDOMEN PORTABLE 1 VIEW $292.23 $573.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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NorCal HealthConnect LLC Healdsburg, CA HC XR ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $292.23 $573.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Santa Rosa, CA HC XR ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $343.74 $674.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Santa Rosa, CA HC XR ABDOMEN PORTABLE 1 VIEW $343.74 $674.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, CA RADIOLOGIC EXAM ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $442.40 $790.00 $118.00–$370.00 44% —
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NorCal HealthConnect LLC Petaluma, CA HC XR ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $568.65 $1,115.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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NorCal HealthConnect LLC Petaluma, CA HC XR ABDOMEN PORTABLE 1 VIEW $568.65 $1,115.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $64.77, median $315.55, highest $568.65 — a 8.8× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $393.07. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.