Abdominal X-ray (2 views) cost in Charleston, SC
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 8 hospitals list a cash price for abdominal X-ray, 2 views: from $327.00 to $1,587.00, with a median of $578.50. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center — $251.50 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $371.33 at 38 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 cities for code 74019, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB X-RAY EXAM ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS | $327.00 | $654.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC · (843) 724-2954 HC X-Ray Exam Abdomen 2 Views | $578.50 | $890.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC X-Ray Exam Abdomen 2 Views | $578.50 | $890.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC X-Ray Exam Abdomen 2 Views | $578.50 | $890.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC X-Ray Exam Abdomen 2 Views | $578.50 | $890.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| HCA Healthcare Summerville Hospital Summerville, SC · (843) 847-4100 ABD XR 2V | $1,587.00 | $1,587.00 | $231.70–$1,507.65 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthcare Live Oak Mental Health and Wellness Ladson, SC Radiologic examination, abdomen; 2 views | $1,587.00 | $1,587.00 | $186.09 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthcare Live Oak Mental Health and Wellness Ladson, SC ABD XR 2V | $1,587.00 | $1,587.00 | $231.70–$1,507.65 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital Moncks Corner, SC · (843) 847-4100 Radiologic examination, abdomen; 2 views | $1,587.00 | $1,587.00 | $186.09 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital Moncks Corner, SC · (843) 847-4100 ABD XR 2V | $1,587.00 | $1,587.00 | $231.70–$1,507.65 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthcare Summerville Hospital Summerville, SC · (843) 847-4100 Radiologic examination, abdomen; 2 views | $1,587.00 | $1,587.00 | $44.64 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $327.00, median $578.50, highest $1,587.00 — a 4.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $578.50. 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 0 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.