Abdominal MRI cost in Charleston, SC
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the abdomen without contrast: from $699.00 to $2,446.60, with a median of $2,446.60. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center — $1,747.60 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $2,027.50 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 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 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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB MRI ABDOMEN WO CONTRAST | $699.00 | $1,398.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC MRI-Abdomen WO Contrast | $2,446.60 | $3,764.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC MRI-Abdomen WO Contrast | $2,446.60 | $3,764.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC HC MRI-Abdomen WO Contrast | $2,446.60 | $3,764.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC MRI-Abdomen WO Contrast | $2,446.60 | $3,764.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $699.00, median $2,446.60, highest $2,446.60 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $2,446.60. 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.