Abdominal X-ray (2 views) cost in Buffalo, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 5 hospitals list a cash price for abdominal X-ray, 2 views: from $64.42 to $407.00, with a median of $133.56. The lowest listed price is at Erie County Medical Center — $69.14 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $245.02 at 110 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 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erie County Medical Center lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 X-RAY EXAM ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS | $64.42 | — | $36.60–$326.25 | — | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY · (716) 278-4000 X-RAY OF ABDOMEN; 2 VIEWS | $124.94 | $178.49 | $21.05–$133.76 | 30% | — source file |
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Springville, NY · (716) 592-2871 ABDOMEN COMP DC XRAY | $133.56 | $157.13 | $9.09–$177.13 | 15% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Springville, NY · (716) 592-2871 RADEX ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS | $133.56 | $157.13 | $9.09–$177.13 | 15% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Abdomen Compl Study | $325.27 | $325.27 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaleida Health Buffalo, NY · (716) 859-8620 Abdomen Xray 2 Views | $407.00 | $407.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $64.42, median $133.56, highest $407.00 — a 6.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $325.27. 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 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 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.
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 74019 ($300.78). 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.
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NYHC Radiologic Exam Abdomen 2 Views - Xr Abdomen 2 Vw Poster W Decubitus | $9.00 | file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NYHC Radiologic Exam Abdomen 2 Views - Xr Abdomen 2 Vw Poster W Decubitus | $9.00 | file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NYHC Radiologic Exam Abdomen 2 Views - Xr Abdomen 2 Vw Poster W Decubitus | $9.00 | file |
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Springville, NYABDOMEN 2 VIEWS | $17.00 | file |