Scans and imaging CPT 74181 Outpatient

Abdominal MRI cost in Florence, SC

In Florence, SC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the abdomen without contrast: from $4,278.50 to $4,278.50, with a median of $4,278.50. Across South Carolina, the median is $2,027.50 at 19 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$4,278.50MUSC Health Florence Medical Center
Median$4,278.50half pay less
Highest$4,278.50in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence, SC · (843) 674-2500 HB MRI ABDOMEN WO CONTRAST $4,278.50 $8,557.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $4,278.50, median $4,278.50, highest $4,278.50.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $4,278.50. 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.