Abdominal X-ray (2 views) cost in El Paso, TX — inpatient
In El Paso, TX, 4 hospitals list a cash price for abdominal X-ray, 2 views as an inpatient: from $41.28 to $549.68, with a median of $46.64. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center El Paso and 1 other hospital — $5.36 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $397.70 at 290 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 74019, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 6, 2026 and Aug 6, 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 El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ED XR ABD 3V | $41.28 | $206.41 | $33.97–$359.78 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 XR ABD 3 VIEW | $41.28 | $206.41 | $33.97–$359.78 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX ED XR ABD 3V | $41.28 | $206.41 | $33.97–$359.78 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX XR ABD 3 VIEW | $41.28 | $206.41 | $33.97–$359.78 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS | $52.00 | $260.00 | $31.52–$308.72 | 80% | — source file |
| PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of El Paso El Paso, TX RAD Abdomen 2 Vws | $549.68 | $549.68 | $384.78–$467.23 | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $41.28, median $46.64, highest $549.68 — a 13.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $1,851.84 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 4 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.
11 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 74019 ($300.59). 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.
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSH ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS | $15.67 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXNE ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS | $17.87 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXWS ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS | $17.87 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXES ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS | $17.87 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXREN ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS | $17.87 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXUCC ESLK XR ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS | $17.87 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXNE ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS | $17.87 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXWS ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS | $17.87 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXES ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS | $17.87 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXUCC ESLK XR ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS | $17.87 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXREN ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS | $17.87 | file |