Scans and imaging CPT 74018 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Abdominal X-ray cost in Sheboygan, WI — inpatient

In Sheboygan, WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the abdomen, 1 view as an inpatient: from $205.00 to $310.86, with a median of $257.93. The lowest listed price is at Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County — $52.93 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $177.26 at 79 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 74018, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Nov 21, 2025.

Lowest$205.00Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County
Median$257.93half pay less
Highest$310.86in this market
Difference1.5×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 Sheboygan, WI.

median
Lowest $205.00Highest $310.86

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County lowest Sheboygan, WI XR ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $205.00 $410.00 $246.00–$348.50 50% Nov 21, 2025
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St Nicholas Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Sheboygan, WI RADEX ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $310.86 $471.00 $24.82–$471.00 34% —
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Inpatient: lowest $205.00, median $257.93, highest $310.86 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $257.93 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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 1 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.