Scans and imaging CPT 74019 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Abdominal X-ray (2 views) cost in Kalispell, MT — inpatient

In Kalispell, MT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for abdominal X-ray, 2 views as an inpatient: from $57.20 to $270.89, with a median of $164.05. The lowest listed price is at Logan Health Medical Center — $106.85 less than the median here. Across Montana, the median is $269.05 at 20 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$57.20Logan Health Medical Center
Median$164.05half pay less
Highest$270.89in this market
Difference4.7×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 Kalispell, MT.

median
Lowest $57.20Highest $270.89

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Logan Health Medical Center lowest Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 X-RAY EXAM ABDOMEN 2 VIEW $57.20 $88.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 X-RAY ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS $224.58 $345.50 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish, MT · (406) 863-3550 X-RAY ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS $270.89 $416.75 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $57.20, median $164.05, highest $270.89 — a 4.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $164.05 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.

2 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.

Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish, MTX-RAY EXAM ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS $17.55 file
Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MTX-RAY EXAM ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS $17.55 file