Abdominal X-ray (2 views) cost in Boston, MA
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 26 hospitals list a cash price for abdominal X-ray, 2 views: from $139.14 to $1,062.75, with a median of $427.60. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center South — $288.46 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $372.43 at 33 hospitals.
Cash prices at 26 facilities across 19 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 Jan 28, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center South lowest Brockton, MA · (508) 427-3000 HC Xray Abd 2 Views | $139.14 | $309.19 | $88.66–$394.86 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 HC Xray Abd 2 Views | $140.34 | $311.87 | $88.66–$475.07 | 55% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Xr Exam Abdomen; 2 Views | $152.60 | $218.00 | $71.63–$530.75 | 30% | — source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC Radiologic Examination, Abdome | $197.00 | $197.00 | $114.85–$423.08 | — | — source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus Wareham, MA · (508) 679-3131 HC X-Ray Exam Abdomen 2 Views | $242.00 | $484.00 | $75.85–$411.86 | 50% | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Xr Exam Abdomen; 2 Views | $246.40 | $352.00 | $92.44–$559.77 | 30% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Xray Abd 2 Views | $252.90 | $562.00 | $106.81–$512.54 | 55% | — source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth, MA · (508) 746-2000 HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS | $301.00 | $301.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC Radiologic Examination, Abdomen; 2 Views | $346.00 | $346.00 | $128.66–$423.08 | — | — source file |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA · (508) 941-7000 XRAY; ABD 2 VWS | $354.90 | $507.00 | $37.10–$281.39 | 30% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Boston Boston, MA · (617) 722-3000 RADEX ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS | $368.00 | $368.00 | $33.20–$817.41 | — | — source file |
| Emerson Hospital Concord, MA · (978) 369-1400 X-RAY EXAM ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS | $383.25 | $511.00 | $199.42–$511.00 | 25% | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 667-7000 HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS | $397.00 | $397.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport, MA · (978) 463-1000 HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS | $417.00 | $417.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC Xr Exam Abdomen; 2 Views | $438.20 | $626.00 | $42.12–$626.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Milton, MA · (617) 696-4600 HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS | $469.00 | $469.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester, MA · (781) 729-9000 HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS | $507.00 | $507.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston, MA · (617) 754-5800 HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS | $518.00 | $518.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington, MA · (781) 744-5100 HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS | $567.00 | $567.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Seabrook Emergency Seabrook, NH · (603) 436-5110 ABD XR 2V | $642.00 | $642.00 | $26.45–$609.90 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Portsmouth Regional Hospital Portsmouth, NH · (603) 436-5110 Radiologic examination, abdomen; 2 views | $642.00 | $642.00 | $387.18–$483.98 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Dover Emergency Room Dover, NH · (603) 436-5110 ABD XR 2V | $642.00 | $642.00 | $26.45–$609.90 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Dover Emergency Room Dover, NH · (603) 436-5110 Radiologic examination, abdomen; 2 views | $642.00 | $642.00 | $387.18–$483.98 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Portsmouth Regional Hospital Portsmouth, NH · (603) 436-5110 ABD XR 2V | $642.00 | $642.00 | $26.45–$609.90 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Seabrook Emergency Seabrook, NH · (603) 436-5110 Radiologic examination, abdomen; 2 views | $642.00 | $642.00 | $387.18–$483.98 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge, MA · (617) 492-3500 HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS | $649.00 | $649.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham, MA · (781) 453-3002 HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS | $701.00 | $701.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Exeter Hospital Exeter, NH · (603) 778-7311 HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS | $741.00 | $741.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Plaistow Fser Plaistow, NH · (603) 421-2100 ABD XR 2V | $1,062.75 | $1,062.75 | $32.84–$1,009.61 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkland Medical Center Derry, NH · (603) 421-2100 ABD XR 2V | $1,062.75 | $1,062.75 | $32.84–$1,009.61 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $139.14, median $427.60, highest $1,062.75 — a 7.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $397.00. 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 10 of 16 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.