Scans and imaging CPT 74019 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Abdominal X-ray (2 views) cost in Charlotte, NC — inpatient

In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 19 hospitals list a cash price for abdominal X-ray, 2 views as an inpatient: from $235.68 to $868.50, with a median of $235.68. The lowest listed price is at Carolinas Medical Center and 10 other hospitals. Across North Carolina, the median is $263.79 at 67 hospitals.

Cash prices at 19 facilities across 13 cities for code 74019, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$235.68Carolinas Medical Center + 10 more
Median$235.68half of hospitals charge less
Highest$868.50in this market
Difference3.7×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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.

median
Lowest $235.68Highest $868.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC DX ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS+1 more line at this price File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file $235.68 $471.35 $142.82–$424.22 50%
Atrium Health Union lowest Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC DX ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file $235.68 $471.35 $142.82–$447.78 50%
Atrium Health Anson lowest Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC DX ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file $235.68 $471.35 $142.82–$447.78 50%
Atrium Health Behavioral Health lowest Charlotte, NC HC DX ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file $235.68 $471.35 $146.12–$414.79 50%
Atrium Health Lincoln lowest Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC DX ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file $235.68 $471.35 $135.14–$447.78 50%
Atrium Health University City lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 548-6000 HC DX ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file $235.68 $471.35 $142.82–$433.64 50%
Atrium Health Pineville lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC DX ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file $235.68 $471.35 $142.82–$433.64 50%
Carolinas Rehabilitation lowest Charlotte, NC HC DX ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file $235.68 $471.35 $157.90–$433.64 50%
Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast lowest Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC DX ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file $235.68 $471.35 $142.82–$447.78 50%
Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC HC DX ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file $235.68 $471.35 $142.82–$433.64 50%
Carolinas Rehabilitation lowest Belmont, NC HC DX ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file $235.68 $471.35 $157.90–$433.64 50%
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Xr Abdomen 2 Views+1 more line at this price source file $263.79 $977.00 $284.31–$337.07 73%
MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB X-RAY EXAM ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $292.50 $585.00 — 50%
CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG XR ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS File of May 11, 2026 · source file $461.00 $461.00 $365.11–$437.95 —
Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG XR ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS File of May 11, 2026 · source file $461.00 $461.00 — —
Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG XR ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS File of May 11, 2026 · source file $461.00 $461.00 $365.11–$437.95 —
MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB X-RAY EXAM ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $699.50 $1,399.00 — 50%
Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill, SC · (803) 329-1234 ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS File of Apr 15, 2026 · source file $868.50 $1,158.00 $15.92–$880.08 25%
Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC · (803) 329-1234 ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file $868.50 $1,158.00 $15.92–$880.08 25%
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

Inpatient: lowest $235.68, median $235.68, highest $868.50 — a 3.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 20 facilities here, median $235.68 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 14 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 1 it is 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.