Abdominal X-ray (2 views) cost in Buffalo, NY — inpatient
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for abdominal X-ray, 2 views as an inpatient: from $133.56 to $407.00, with a median of $325.27. The lowest listed price is at Bertrand Chaffee Hospital — $191.71 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $257.00 at 107 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 74019, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Oct 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Oct 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital lowest Springville, NY · (716) 592-2871 ABDOMEN COMP DC XRAY+1 more line at this price File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $133.56 | $157.13 | $9.09–$177.13 | 15% |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Abdomen Compl Study File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $325.27 | $325.27 | — | — |
| Kaleida Health Buffalo, NY · (716) 859-8620 Abdomen Xray 2 Views File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $407.00 | $407.00 | — | — |
Inpatient: lowest $133.56, median $325.27, highest $407.00 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $133.56 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 74019 ($296.20). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |