Abdominal MRI cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 15 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the abdomen without contrast: from $569.50 to $6,214.20, with a median of $3,091.80. The lowest listed price is at Uniontown Hospital — $2,522.30 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $1,915.90 at 62 hospitals.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 10 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 6, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Hospital lowest Uniontown, PA MRI SCAN OF ABDOMEN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $569.50 | $1,139.00 | $51.47–$538.86 | 50% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA MRI ABDOMEN W/O CONTRAST | $638.00 | $1,276.00 | $51.47–$538.86 | 50% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA MRI MRCP | $1,176.00 | $1,960.00 | $527.24–$2,401.98 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA MR CHOLANGIO PANCREATOGRAPHY | $1,686.51 | $2,409.30 | $172.84–$1,734.70 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA MRI ABDOMEN W/O CONTRAST | $1,686.51 | $2,409.30 | $172.84–$1,734.70 | 30% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA MRI ABD WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,755.60 | $2,926.00 | $986.06–$2,282.28 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA MRCP | $1,755.60 | $2,926.00 | $986.06–$2,282.28 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA MRI ABDOMEN W O CONTRAST MTL | $1,755.60 | $2,926.00 | $986.06–$2,282.28 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA MRI MRCP ABDOMEN W/O CONTRAST | $1,755.60 | $2,926.00 | $986.06–$2,282.28 | 40% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA MRI ABDOMEN | $1,755.60 | $2,926.00 | $787.09–$3,585.81 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA MR ABDOMEN WO | $1,855.80 | $3,093.00 | $230.45–$2,721.84 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA MRCP WO CONTRAST | $1,855.80 | $3,093.00 | $230.45–$2,721.84 | 40% | — source file |
| West Penn Allegheny Health System INC Wexford, PA HC MRI ABD WO CNTRST | $2,039.44 | $2,756.00 | $132.85–$772.58 | 26% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA HC MRI ABD WO CNTRST | $2,232.36 | $2,756.00 | $108.55–$761.74 | 19% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA MR ABDOMEN WO | $3,091.80 | $5,153.00 | $223.05–$4,637.70 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA MRCP WO CONTRAST | $3,091.80 | $5,153.00 | $223.05–$4,637.70 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA MR ABDOMEN WO | $3,682.80 | $6,138.00 | $198.97–$5,217.30 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA MRCP WO CONTRAST | $3,682.80 | $6,138.00 | $198.97–$5,217.30 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA HC MR ABDOMEN WO | $3,801.60 | $6,336.00 | $214.16–$5,385.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA HC MRCP W/WO CONTRAST | $3,801.60 | $6,336.00 | $214.16–$5,385.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA MRCP WO CONTRAST | $3,834.60 | $6,391.00 | $213.60–$5,432.35 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA MR ABDOMEN WO | $3,834.60 | $6,391.00 | $213.60–$5,432.35 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA MRCP WO CONTRAST | $3,940.80 | $6,568.00 | $231.07–$5,254.40 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA MR ABDOMEN WO | $3,940.80 | $6,568.00 | $231.07–$5,254.40 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA MR ABDOMEN WO | $4,125.00 | $6,875.00 | $192.10–$6,187.50 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA MRCP WO CONTRAST | $4,125.00 | $6,875.00 | $192.10–$6,187.50 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA HC MRCP W/WO CONTRAST | $4,272.00 | $7,120.00 | $215.68–$6,550.40 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA HC MR ABDOMEN WO | $4,272.00 | $7,120.00 | $215.68–$6,550.40 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA MR ABDOMEN WO | $6,214.20 | $10,357.00 | $248.89–$8,803.45 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA MRCP WO CONTRAST | $6,214.20 | $10,357.00 | $248.89–$8,803.45 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $569.50, median $3,091.80, highest $6,214.20 — a 10.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $3,387.30. 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 12 of 15 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 74181 ($1,734.85). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PACHG MRI ABDOMEN W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $36.67 | file |
| West Penn Allegheny Health System INC Wexford, PACHG MRI ABDOMEN W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL | $50.18 | file |