Scans and imaging CPT 74018 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Abdominal X-ray cost in Seattle, WA — inpatient

In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 14 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the abdomen, 1 view as an inpatient: from $36.00 to $324.80, with a median of $216.94. The lowest listed price is at Seattle Children's Hospital — $180.94 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $225.99 at 32 hospitals.

Cash prices at 14 facilities across 11 cities for code 74018, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$36.00Seattle Children's Hospital
Median$216.94half pay less
Highest$324.80in this market
Difference9.0×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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.

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Lowest $36.00Highest $324.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Seattle Children's Hospital lowest Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 X-Ray Exam Abdomen 1 View $36.00 $36.00 $5.05–$28.80 — —
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Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Abdomen 1 View $139.00 $278.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC XR ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $186.68 $359.00 — 48% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC XR ABDOMEN PORTABLE 1 VIEW $186.68 $359.00 — 48% Apr 1, 2026
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Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 X-RAY EXAM ABDOMEN 1 VIEW - TECH $189.72 $372.00 $238.27–$297.60 49% —
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Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA · (253) 588-1711 HC ABDOMEN SINGLE VIEW $201.98 $700.70 $504.51–$525.53 71% Feb 28, 2026
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St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA · (253) 530-2050 HC ABDOMEN SINGLE VIEW $213.12 $700.70 $504.51–$525.53 70% Feb 28, 2026
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Highline Medical Center Burien, WA · (206) 431-5237 HC ABDOMEN SINGLE VIEW $213.97 $700.70 $301.31–$630.63 69% Feb 28, 2026
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St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA · (253) 944-8100 HC ABDOMEN SINGLE VIEW $219.90 $700.70 $504.51–$525.53 69% Feb 28, 2026
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St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA · (253) 627-4101 HC ABDOMEN SINGLE VIEW $232.08 $700.70 $504.51–$525.53 67% Feb 28, 2026
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Enumclaw Regional Hospital Association Enumclaw, WA HC ABDOMEN SINGLE VIEW $247.61 $700.70 $196.20–$630.63 65% Feb 28, 2026
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Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC XR ABDOMEN PORTABLE 1 VIEW $254.40 $530.00 — 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC XR ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $254.40 $530.00 — 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC XR ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $254.40 $530.00 — 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC XR ABDOMEN PORTABLE 1 VIEW $254.40 $530.00 — 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC XR ABDOMEN PORTABLE 1 VIEW $254.40 $530.00 — 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC XR ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $254.40 $530.00 — 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 "RADIOLOGIC EXAM, ABDOMEN; 1 VIEW" $304.00 $380.00 $89.00–$315.00 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC XR ABDOMEN 1 VW $324.80 $406.00 $34.51–$365.40 20% —
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Inpatient: lowest $36.00, median $216.94, highest $324.80 — a 9.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $207.55 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 9 of 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 6 it is 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.