Scans and imaging CPT 74018 Outpatient

Abdominal X-ray cost in Wisconsin Rapids, WI

In Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for X-ray of the abdomen, 1 view: from $66.95 to $447.45, with a median of $257.20. The lowest listed price is at Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital — $190.25 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $177.26 at 79 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 74018, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 20, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$66.95Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital
Median$257.20half pay less
Highest$447.45in this market
Difference6.7×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 Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI.

median
Lowest $66.95Highest $447.45

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital lowest Wisconsin Rapids, WI Pro Chg Radiologic Exam Abdomen 1 View $66.95 $103.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids, WI Fac Chg Radiologic Exam Abdomen 1 View $210.60 $324.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids, WI RADIOLOGIC EXAM ABDOMEN 1 VIEW $216.45 $333.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield Marshfield, WI · (715) 387-9963 XRAY/ABDOMEN,1 VIEW $447.45 $471.00 $83.61–$484.28 5% Feb 20, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $66.95, median $257.20, highest $447.45 — a 6.7× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $257.20. 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 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.