Abdominal MRI cost in Bay City, MI
In Bay City, MI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the abdomen without contrast: from $1,073.80 to $1,073.80, with a median of $1,073.80. Across Michigan, the median is $1,426.00 at 57 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 Dec 31, 2025 and Dec 31, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Bay City, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren Bay Region lowest Bay City, MI MRI MRCP Abdomen w/o Contrast | $1,073.80 | $2,147.60 | $132.22–$550.20 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Bay Region lowest Bay City, MI MRI Abd/Pelvis w/o Cont Enterography | $1,073.80 | $2,147.60 | $132.22–$550.20 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Bay Region lowest Bay City, MI MRI Abdomen w/o Contrast | $1,073.80 | $2,147.60 | $132.22–$1,753.73 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,073.80, median $1,073.80, highest $1,073.80.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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
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.
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 74181 ($1,734.85). 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.
| McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MIMRI Abd/Pelvis w/o Cnt Urography - Report | $93.80 | file |
| McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MIMRI MRCP Abdomen w/o Contrast - Report | $93.80 | file |
| McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MIMRI Abd/Pelvis w/o Cont Enterography - Report | $93.80 | file |
| McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MIMRI Abdomen w/o Contrast - Report | $93.80 | file |