Scans and imaging CPT 74019 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Abdominal X-ray (2 views) cost in Philadelphia, PA — inpatient

In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 18 hospitals list a cash price for abdominal X-ray, 2 views as an inpatient: from $165.10 to $811.80, with a median of $256.90. The lowest listed price is at St. Francis Hospital — $91.80 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $327.00 at 97 hospitals.

Cash prices at 18 facilities across 17 cities for code 74019, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 26, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Lowest$165.10St. Francis Hospital
Median$256.90half of hospitals charge less
Highest$811.80in this market
Difference4.9×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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.

median
Lowest $165.10Highest $1,125.90
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
St. Francis Hospital lowest Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Xr Abdomen 2 Views File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file $165.10 $254.00 $75.49–$243.84 35%
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 Abdomen w/ Decub, Portable - 821+1 more line at this price File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file $194.44 $324.06 — 40%
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Xr Abdomen 2 Views File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file $243.10 $374.00 $27.06–$374.00 35%
Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC Xr Abdomen 2 Views File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file $243.10 $374.00 $31.43–$473.55 35%
Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file $243.45 $243.45 — —
Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file $243.45 $243.45 — —
Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file $243.45 $243.45 — —
Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ · (856) 363-1000 ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file $243.45 $243.45 — —
Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Radiological Examination Abdomen 2 Views+1 more line at this price source file $249.00 $249.00 — —
Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Xr Abdomen, 2 Views File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $264.80 $662.00 — 60%
The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Xr Abdomen, 2 Views source file $264.80 $662.00 — 60%
Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Xr Abdomen, 2 Views source file $264.80 $662.00 — 60%
Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Xr Abdomen, 2 Views File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $264.80 $662.00 — 60%
Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Xr Abdomen, 2 Views File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $264.80 $662.00 — 60%
St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Xr Abdomen 2 Views File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file $341.25 $525.00 $27.06–$498.75 35%
Union Hospital of Cecil County Elkton, MD · (410) 392-7009 RADIOLOGIC EXAM ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS GLR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $398.40 $398.40 — —
St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville, PA · (215) 453-4000 HB X-RAY EXAM ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file $811.80 $902.00 $414.92–$766.70 10%
St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown, PA · (267) 985-1000 HB X-RAY EXAM ABDOMEN 2 VIEWS File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file $811.80 $902.00 $234.07–$253.64 10%
St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown, PA · (267) 985-1000 HB X-RAY EXAM OF ABDOMEN (COMPLETE, WITH DECUBITUS/ERECT VIEWS) File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file $1,125.90 $1,251.00 $324.63–$351.78 10%
St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville, PA · (215) 453-4000 HB X-RAY EXAM OF ABDOMEN (COMPLETE, WITH DECUBITUS/ERECT VIEWS) File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file $1,125.90 $1,251.00 $575.46–$1,063.35 10%
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center both sides Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 Chest Bilat Decub Portable+1 more line at this price File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file $194.44 $324.06 — 40%
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 $165.10, median $256.90, highest $811.80 — a 4.9× difference within the same market.

Both sides : lowest $194.44, median $194.44, highest $194.44.

The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 27 facilities here, median $243.45 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 4 of 6 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.