Abdominal MRI cost in Altoona, PA
In Altoona, PA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the abdomen without contrast: from $2,926.00 to $2,926.00, with a median of $2,926.00. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $1,915.90 at 62 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 74181, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Altoona, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn Highlands Tyrone lowest Tyrone, PA MRI Pancreas wo Contrast | $2,926.00 | $2,926.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone lowest Tyrone, PA MRI Abdomen w/o Contrast | $2,926.00 | $2,926.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone lowest Tyrone, PA MRI Adrenals wo Contrast | $2,926.00 | $2,926.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone lowest Tyrone, PA MRI Kidneys wo Contrast | $2,926.00 | $2,926.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone lowest Tyrone, PA MRI Liver wo Contrast | $2,926.00 | $2,926.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone lowest Tyrone, PA MRI MRCP | $2,926.00 | $2,926.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,926.00, median $2,926.00, highest $2,926.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,926.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
An abdominal MRI without contrast images the liver, pancreas, kidneys and bile ducts. It is used, for example, to look at bile ducts (MRCP) or liver fat, without radiation.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the scan. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately.