Abdominal MRI cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 22 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the abdomen without contrast: from $234.00 to $8,707.69, with a median of $1,365.99. The lowest listed price is at Lower Bucks Hospital — $1,131.99 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $1,915.90 at 62 hospitals.
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 19 cities 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 Mar 24, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Bucks Hospital lowest Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Mri Abdomen Wo Contrast | $234.00 | $3,900.00 | $187.78–$3,120.00 | 94% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital East Norriton, PA Hc Mri Abdomen Wo Contrast | $243.00 | $3,806.18 | $195.14–$3,691.99 | 94% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital East Norriton, PA Hc Mri Abdomen Wo Contrast | $243.00 | $3,806.18 | $195.14–$3,691.99 | 94% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Virtua_Willingboro_Hospital_Inc Willinboro, NJ · (609) 835-2900 HC MRI Abdomen W/O Contrast | $900.20 | $9,002.00 | $253.60–$4,545.00 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua_West_Jersey_Health_System_Inc Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC MRI Abdomen W/O Contrast | $900.20 | $9,002.00 | $253.60–$4,545.00 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua_West_Jersey_Health_System_Inc Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC MRI Abdomen W/O Contrast | $900.20 | $9,002.00 | $253.60–$4,545.00 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua_Memorial_Hospital_Inc | Mount Holly, NJ · (609) 267-0700 HC MRI Abdomen W/O Contrast | $900.20 | $9,002.00 | $253.60–$4,545.00 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua_Our_Lady_of_Lourdes_Inc Camden, NJ · (856) 886-5373 HC MRI Abdomen W/O Contrast | $900.20 | $9,002.00 | $253.60–$4,545.00 | 90% | — source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC MRI Abdomen W/O Contrast | $1,128.40 | $1,736.00 | $248.89–$1,951.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ MRI ABD W/O CONT | $1,249.97 | $1,249.97 | $227.47–$990.00 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ MRI ABD W/O CONT | $1,249.97 | $1,249.97 | $215.18–$990.00 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 MRI ABD W/O CONT | $1,249.97 | $1,249.97 | $227.47–$990.00 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ MRI ABD W/O CONT | $1,249.97 | $1,249.97 | $210.62–$990.00 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 MRI Abdomen W/O Contrast | $1,482.00 | $1,482.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 MRI Abdomen W/O Contrast | $1,482.00 | $1,482.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC MRI Abdomen W/O Contrast | $1,634.75 | $2,515.00 | $196.10–$2,590.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Mri Abdomen W/O Contrst | $1,976.00 | $4,940.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Mri Abdomen W/O Contrst | $1,976.00 | $4,940.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Mri Abdomen W/O Contrst | $1,976.00 | $4,940.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Mri Abdomen W/O Contrst | $1,976.00 | $4,940.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Mri Abdomen W/O Contrst | $1,976.00 | $4,940.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC MRI Abdomen W/O Contrast | $2,143.05 | $3,297.00 | $205.78–$3,132.15 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA MRI ABDOMEN W/O CONTRAST | $2,175.90 | $2,175.90 | $165.17–$647.42 | — | — source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC MRI Abdomen W/O Contrast | $3,040.70 | $4,678.00 | $205.78–$4,584.44 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 MRI Abdomen WO Contrast | $8,707.69 | $8,707.69 | $363.15–$7,836.92 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $234.00, median $1,365.99, highest $8,707.69 — a 37.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $1,805.38. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 10 of 16 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.