Abdominal X-ray (2 views) cost in Joplin, MO
In Joplin, MO-KS, 6 hospitals list a cash price for abdominal X-ray, 2 views: from $174.85 to $401.70, with a median of $273.15. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Carthage — $98.30 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $298.40 at 61 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 74019, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 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 Joplin, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Carthage lowest Carthage, MO · (417) 358-8121 Xr Abdomen 2 Views | $174.85 | $269.00 | $73.89–$269.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 CLINIC ABDOMEN MULTIPLE VIEWS | $249.90 | $624.75 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Neosho Hospital Neosho, MO · (417) 451-1234 CLINIC ABDOMEN MULTIPLE VIEWS | $249.90 | $624.75 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Columbus Columbus, KS · (620) 429-2545 Xr Abdomen 2 Views | $296.40 | $456.00 | $21.64–$173.34 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas Galena, KS · (620) 783-1732 Xr Abdomen 2 Views | $316.55 | $487.00 | $21.64–$119.93 | 35% | — source file |
| Freeman Neosho Hospital Neosho, MO · (417) 451-1234 ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS | $322.98 | $807.45 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS | $322.98 | $807.45 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Neosho Hospital Neosho, MO · (417) 451-1234 ABDOMEN 2 VIEW | $322.98 | $807.45 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 ABDOMEN 2 VIEW | $322.98 | $807.45 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin, MO · (417) 781-2727 Xr Abdomen 2 Views | $401.70 | $618.00 | $69.11–$198.11 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $174.85, median $273.15, highest $401.70 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $249.90. 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 1 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.