Scans and imaging CPT 74181 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Abdominal MRI cost in Greensboro, NC — inpatient

In Greensboro-High Point, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the abdomen without contrast as an inpatient: from $1,330.00 to $1,330.00, with a median of $1,330.00. Across North Carolina, the median is $1,765.28 at 37 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 74181, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 8, 2025 and Oct 8, 2025.

Lowest$1,330.00High Point Regional Health
Median$1,330.00half pay less
Highest$1,330.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
High Point Regional Health High Point, NC · (336) 878-6000 HC MRI ABDOMEN W/O CONTRAST $1,330.00 $2,660.00 $712.88–$2,473.80 50% Oct 8, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $1,330.00, median $1,330.00, highest $1,330.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,330.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is 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.