Abdominal MRI cost in Eureka, CA
In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the abdomen without contrast: from $1,780.92 to $2,525.01, with a median of $2,152.97. The lowest listed price is at Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital — $372.05 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $2,652.00 at 100 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 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 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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital lowest Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC MRI ABDOMEN WO CONTRAST | $1,780.92 | $3,492.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital lowest Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC MRI MRCP ABDOMEN WO CONTRAST | $1,780.92 | $3,492.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC MRI ABDOMEN WO CONTRAST | $2,525.01 | $4,951.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC MRI ABDOMEN W/O DYE LIMITED | $2,525.01 | $4,951.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC MRI ABDOMEN WO CONTRAST | $4,099.89 | $8,039.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC MRI MRCP ABDOMEN WO CONTRAST | $4,099.89 | $8,039.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC MRI ABDOMEN W/O DYE LIMITED | $4,099.89 | $8,039.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,780.92, median $2,152.97, highest $2,525.01 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,940.41. 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.