Scans and imaging CPT 74018 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Abdominal X-ray cost in Shelby, MT — inpatient

In Shelby, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for X-ray of the abdomen, 1 view as an inpatient: from $181.51 to $181.51, with a median of $181.51. Across Montana, the median is $171.12 at 20 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 74018, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$181.51Logan Health - Shelby
Median$181.51half pay less
Highest$181.51in this market
Difference1.0×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 Shelby, MT.

median
Lowest $181.51Highest $181.51

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Logan Health - Shelby lowest Shelby, MT · (406) 434-3200 XR Exam $181.51 $279.25 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Logan Health - Shelby lowest Shelby, MT · (406) 434-3200 OR Exam $181.51 $279.25 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Logan Health - Shelby lowest Shelby, MT · (406) 434-3200 XR Abdomen Flatplate $181.51 $279.25 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $181.51, median $181.51, highest $181.51.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $181.51 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.

4 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 74018 ($242.98). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

Logan Health - Shelby Shelby, MTXR Abdomen Decubitus Only - Report $13.65 file
Logan Health - Shelby Shelby, MTXR Abdomen Upright - Report $13.65 file
Logan Health - Shelby Shelby, MTXR Abdomen Flatplate - Report $13.65 file
Logan Health - Shelby Shelby, MTOR Abdomen Single View - Report $13.65 file