Scans and imaging CPT 74181 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Abdominal MRI cost in Paducah, KY — inpatient

In Paducah, KY-IL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the abdomen without contrast as an inpatient: from $2,273.40 to $2,273.40, with a median of $2,273.40. Across Kentucky, the median is $3,015.20 at 15 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 — and —.

Lowest$2,273.40Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital
Median$2,273.40half pay less
Highest$2,273.40in this market
Difference1.0×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 Paducah, KY-IL.

median
Lowest $2,273.40Highest $2,273.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital lowest Paducah, KY · (270) 444-2444 HC MRI-Abdomen WO Contrast $2,273.40 $3,789.00 — 40% —
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Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital lowest Paducah, KY · (270) 444-2444 HC MRI-Mrcp Cholangiogram $2,273.40 $3,789.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $2,273.40, median $2,273.40, highest $2,273.40.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,353.30 — 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.