Scans and imaging CPT 74019 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Abdominal X-ray (2 views) cost in Duluth, MN — inpatient

In Duluth, MN-WI, 11 hospitals list a cash price for abdominal X-ray, 2 views as an inpatient: from $50.58 to $330.88, with a median of $257.40. The lowest listed price is at Range Regional Health Services — $206.82 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $282.32 at 84 hospitals.

Cash prices at 11 facilities across 8 cities for code 74019, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$50.58Range Regional Health Services
Median$257.40half pay less
Highest$330.88in this market
Difference6.5×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 Duluth, MN-WI.

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Lowest $50.58Highest $330.88

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Range Regional Health Services lowest Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 HC XRAY ABDOMEN, 2 VIEWS $50.58 $119.00 $54.15–$118.42 57% Jan 29, 2026
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Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Fac Chg Radiologic Exam Abdomen 2 Views $176.80 $325.00 — 46% Apr 1, 2026
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Essentia Health Virginia Virginia, MN · (218) 741-3340 X-RAY EXAM ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS $244.92 $390.00 $167.27–$351.39 37% Jan 1, 2026
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Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN · (218) 786-3574 X-RAY EXAM ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS $257.40 $390.00 $167.27–$335.40 34% Jan 1, 2026
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Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN · (218) 786-2652 X-RAY EXAM ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS $257.40 $390.00 $161.30–$335.40 34% Jan 1, 2026
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Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth, MN X-RAY EXAM ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS $257.40 $390.00 $167.27–$335.40 34% Jan 1, 2026
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Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior, WI · (715) 817-7000 X-RAY EXAM ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS $285.99 $387.00 $155.57–$350.24 26% Jan 1, 2026
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Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN · (218) 786-1367 X-RAY EXAM ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS $285.99 $387.00 $155.57–$350.24 26% Jan 1, 2026
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Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora, MN · (218) 229-4222 X-RAY EXAM ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS $285.99 $387.00 $155.57–$387.00 26% Jan 1, 2026
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The Cook Hospital Cook, MN · (218) 666-5945 XR abdomen min 2V $310.86 $471.00 — 34% —
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Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet, MN · (218) 879-4641 RAD EXAM, ABDOMEN; 2 VIEWS $330.88 $517.00 $76.00–$517.00 36% —
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Inpatient: lowest $50.58, median $257.40, highest $330.88 — a 6.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $271.70 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 9 of 9 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.