Scans and imaging CPT 74181 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Abdominal MRI cost in Pittsfield, MA — inpatient

In Pittsfield, MA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the abdomen without contrast as an inpatient: from $3,384.29 to $3,384.29, with a median of $3,384.29. The lowest listed price is at Berkshire Medical Center and 2 other hospitals. Across Massachusetts, the median is $2,294.00 at 17 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 74181, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 25, 2026 and Mar 25, 2026.

Lowest$3,384.29Berkshire Medical Center + 2 more
Median$3,384.29half pay less
Highest$3,384.29in 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 Pittsfield, MA.

median
Lowest $3,384.29Highest $3,384.29

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Berkshire Medical Center lowest Pittsfield, MA · (413) 447-2000 MRI ABD w/o Contrast $3,384.29 $3,562.41 $2,012.76–$3,384.29 5% Mar 25, 2026
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Fairview Hospital lowest Great Barrington, MA · (413) 528-0790 MRI ABD w/o Contrast $3,384.29 $3,562.41 $2,012.76–$3,384.29 5% Mar 25, 2026
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North Adams Regional Hospital lowest North Adams, MA · (413) 664-5000 MRI ABD w/o Contrast $3,384.29 $3,562.41 $2,012.76–$3,384.29 5% Mar 25, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $3,384.29, median $3,384.29, highest $3,384.29.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $2,312.66 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 0 of 3 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.