Abdominal MRI cost in Buffalo, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 5 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the abdomen without contrast: from $300.00 to $4,683.27, with a median of $300.00. The lowest listed price is at Mount St. Mary's Hospital and 2 other hospitals. Across New York, the median is $956.04 at 61 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 cities 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 Aug 25, 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital lowest Lewiston, NY HC MRI, Abdomen (MRI) - MRI Abdomen WO Contrast | $300.00 | $1,301.00 | $45.46–$1,301.00 | 77% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo lowest Buffalo, NY HC MRI, Abdomen (MRI) - MRI Abdomen WO Contrast | $300.00 | $1,301.00 | $45.46–$1,301.00 | 77% | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital lowest Buffalo, NY HC MRI, Abdomen (MRI) - MRI Abdomen WO Contrast | $300.00 | $1,301.00 | $45.46–$1,301.00 | 77% | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Corporation Buffalo, NY MRI ABDOMEN W/O DYE | $782.59 | — | $128.29–$1,240.19 | — | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY MRI Abdomen W/O Contrast Material | $835.34 | $835.34 | $45.46–$1,301.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY MRI Abdomen W/O Contrast Material | $835.34 | $835.34 | $45.46–$1,301.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY MRI Abdomen W/O Contrast Material | $835.34 | $835.34 | $45.46–$1,301.00 | — | — source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Mri Abdomen W/O Contrast Mater | $4,683.27 | $4,683.27 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $300.00, median $300.00, highest $4,683.27 — a 15.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $300.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 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
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.