Abdominal MRI cost in Providence, RI
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the abdomen without contrast: from $266.00 to $2,250.00, with a median of $1,258.00. The lowest listed price is at Landmark Medical Center — $992.00 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $1,258.00 at 2 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 74181, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landmark Medical Center lowest Woonsocket, RI Hc Mri Abdomen Wo Contrast | $266.00 | $3,344.00 | $237.32–$3,176.80 | 92% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| South County Health Wakefield, RI Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, abdomen; without contrast material(s) | $2,250.00 | $3,750.00 | $382.59 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $266.00, median $1,258.00, highest $2,250.00 — a 8.5× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 2 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.