Scans and imaging CPT 74181 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Abdominal MRI cost in Memphis, TN — inpatient

In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 12 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the abdomen without contrast as an inpatient: from $561.60 to $1,432.86, with a median of $1,169.90. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden — $608.30 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $604.95 at 43 hospitals.

Cash prices at 12 facilities across 7 cities for code 74181, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 27, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$561.60Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden
Median$1,169.90half pay less
Highest$1,432.86in this market
Difference2.6×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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR.

median
Lowest $561.60Highest $1,432.86

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden lowest West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 HC MR ABDOMEN WO CONTRAST $561.60 $3,744.00 $1,422.72–$2,995.20 85% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven, MS · (662) 772-4000 HC MR ABDOMEN WO CONTRAST $748.80 $3,744.00 $1,422.72–$3,369.60 80% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN HC MR ABDOMEN WO CONTRAST $786.24 $3,744.00 $1,422.72–$3,369.60 79% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 HC MR ABDOMEN WO CONTRAST $786.24 $3,744.00 $1,422.72–$3,369.60 79% Feb 28, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN HC MR ABDOMEN WO CONTRAST $786.24 $3,744.00 $1,422.72–$3,369.60 79% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington, TN · (901) 476-2621 HC MR ABDOMEN WO CONTRAST $975.36 $4,064.00 $1,544.32–$3,657.60 76% Feb 27, 2026
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Methodist University Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC MRI, Abdomen (MRI) - MRI Abdomen WO Contrast $1,364.44 $6,202.00 — 78% —
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Methodist South Hospital Memphis, TN HC MRI, Abdomen (MRI) - MRI Abdomen WO Contrast $1,364.44 $6,202.00 $50.00–$694.56 78% —
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Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC MRI, Abdomen (MRI) - MRI Abdomen WO Contrast $1,364.44 $6,202.00 — 78% —
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Methodist North Hospital Memphis, TN HC MRI, Abdomen (MRI) - MRI Abdomen WO Contrast $1,364.44 $6,202.00 $50.00–$694.56 78% —
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Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown, TN HC MRI, Abdomen (MRI) - MRI Abdomen WO Contrast $1,364.44 $6,202.00 $50.00–$694.56 78% —
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Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis, TN HC MRI, Abdomen (MRI) - MRI Abdomen WO Contrast $1,432.86 $6,513.00 — 78% —
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Inpatient: lowest $561.60, median $1,169.90, highest $1,432.86 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $1,169.90 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 6 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 6 it is below every plan's rate. 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.