Scans and imaging CPT 74019 Outpatient

Abdominal X-ray (2 views) cost in Augusta, GA

In Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for abdominal X-ray, 2 views: from $207.36 to $1,111.63, with a median of $275.78. The lowest listed price is at Piedmont McDuffie Hospital and 1 other hospital — $68.42 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $268.95 at 87 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 74019, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$207.36Piedmont McDuffie Hospital + 1 more

Median$275.78half of hospitals charge less

Highest$1,111.63in this market

Difference5.4×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 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC.

median

Lowest $207.36Highest $1,111.63

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Piedmont McDuffie Hospital lowest Thomson, GA · (706) 595-1411 HC Xr Abdomen 2v File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file	$207.36	$691.20	$111.49–$622.08	70%
Piedmont Augusta lowest Augusta, GA · (706) 722-9011 HC Xr Abdomen 2v File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file	$207.36	$691.20	$19.26–$622.08	70%
Edgefield County Healthcare An Affiliate of Self R Edgefield, SC · (803) 637-3174 HC Xr Exam Abdomen 2 Views source file	$275.78	$459.63	$225.22–$411.37	40%
Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated With Med Col Augusta, GA · (706) 721-6569 Hc Xr Abdomen 2Vw File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$303.81	$779.00	—	61%
Doctors Hospital Augusta, GA · (706) 651-6008 ABD XR 2V File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file	$1,111.63	$1,111.63	$157.85–$1,000.47	—

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Outpatient: lowest $207.36, median $275.78, highest $1,111.63 — a 5.4× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $207.36. 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 3 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 two-view abdominal X-ray takes pictures of the belly lying down and standing or on the side. It is used to look for a bowel blockage, trapped air, constipation or a swallowed object.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.