Scans and imaging CPT 74181 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Abdominal MRI cost in Altoona, PA — inpatient

In Altoona, PA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the abdomen without contrast as an inpatient: 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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$2,926.00Penn Highlands Tyrone
Median$2,926.00half pay less
Highest$2,926.00in this market
Difference1.0×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 Altoona, PA.

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Lowest $2,926.00Highest $2,926.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Penn Highlands Tyrone lowest Tyrone, PA · (814) 684-1255 MRI Pancreas wo Contrast $2,926.00 $2,926.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Tyrone lowest Tyrone, PA · (814) 684-1255 MRI Abdomen w/o Contrast $2,926.00 $2,926.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Tyrone lowest Tyrone, PA · (814) 684-1255 MRI Adrenals wo Contrast $2,926.00 $2,926.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Tyrone lowest Tyrone, PA · (814) 684-1255 MRI Kidneys wo Contrast $2,926.00 $2,926.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Tyrone lowest Tyrone, PA · (814) 684-1255 MRI Liver wo Contrast $2,926.00 $2,926.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Tyrone lowest Tyrone, PA · (814) 684-1255 MRI MRCP $2,926.00 $2,926.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $2,926.00, median $2,926.00, highest $2,926.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,926.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.