Scans and imaging CPT 74181 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Abdominal MRI cost in Lubbock, TX — inpatient

In Lubbock, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the abdomen without contrast as an inpatient: from $1,255.80 to $3,908.94, with a median of $3,730.97. The lowest listed price is at Lubbock Heritage Hospital LLC — $2,475.17 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $2,197.95 at 98 hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 2 cities for code 74181, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,255.80Lubbock Heritage Hospital LLC
Median$3,730.97half pay less
Highest$3,908.94in this market
Difference3.1×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lubbock, TX.

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Lowest $1,255.80Highest $3,908.94

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Lubbock Heritage Hospital LLC lowest Lubbock, TX HC MRI MRCP ABDOMEN WO CONTRAST $1,255.80 $2,990.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Lubbock Heritage Hospital LLC lowest Lubbock, TX HC MRI ABDOMEN WO CONTRAST $1,255.80 $2,990.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX HC MRI ABDOMEN WO CONTRAST $1,265.88 $3,014.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX HC MRI MRCP ABDOMEN WO CONTRAST $1,265.88 $3,014.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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University Medical Center Lubbock, TX Hc Mri, Abdomen $3,553.00 $3,553.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Covenant Long-Term Care LLC Lubbock, TX HC MRI ABDOMEN W/O DYE LIMITED $3,908.94 $9,307.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Covenant Long-Term Care LLC Lubbock, TX HC MRI ABDOMEN WO CONTRAST $3,908.94 $9,307.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Covenant Long-Term Care LLC Lubbock, TX HC MRI MRCP ABDOMEN WO CONTRAST $3,908.94 $9,307.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX HC MRI MRCP ABDOMEN WO CONTRAST $3,908.94 $9,307.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX HC MRI ABDOMEN WO CONTRAST $3,908.94 $9,307.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX HC MRI ABDOMEN W/O DYE LIMITED $3,908.94 $9,307.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX HC MRI MRCP ABDOMEN WO CONTRAST $3,908.94 $9,307.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX HC MRI ABDOMEN WO CONTRAST $3,908.94 $9,307.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX HC MRI ABDOMEN W/O DYE LIMITED $3,908.94 $9,307.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,255.80, median $3,730.97, highest $3,908.94 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $1,260.84 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.