Scans and imaging CPT 74018 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Abdominal X-ray cost in Tyler, TX — inpatient

In Tyler, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the abdomen, 1 view as an inpatient: from $31.70 to $88.80, with a median of $62.20. The lowest listed price is at University of Texas Health Center at Tyler — $30.50 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $339.15 at 298 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities for code 74018, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$31.70University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
Median$62.20half pay less
Highest$88.80in this market
Difference2.8×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 Tyler, TX.

median
Lowest $31.70Highest $88.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
University of Texas Health Center at Tyler lowest Tyler, TX · (903) 877-7777 HC Abdomen 1 View $31.70 $317.00 $30.40–$336.80 90% —
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UT Health Rehabilitation Hospital Tyler, TX HC Abdomen 1 View $62.20 $622.00 $84.05–$416.74 90% —
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UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital Tyler, TX · (903) 597-0351 HC Abdomen 1 View $88.80 $888.00 $30.40–$586.08 90% —
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Inpatient: lowest $31.70, median $62.20, highest $88.80 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $62.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 3 of 3 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.