Abdominal MRI cost in Pullman, WA
In Pullman, WA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the abdomen without contrast: from $1,735.20 to $3,264.00, with a median of $2,499.60. The lowest listed price is at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center — $764.40 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $1,716.53 at 52 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 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 9, 2026 and Jun 29, 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 Pullman, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitman Hospital and Medical Center lowest Colfax, WA · (509) 397-3435 MRI scan of abdomen without contrast | $1,735.20 | $2,169.00 | $1,169.52–$2,125.62 | 20% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Pullman Regional Hospital Pullman, WA · (509) 332-2541 MRI scan of abdomen without contrast | $3,264.00 | $3,840.00 | $683.09–$3,763.20 | 15% | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,735.20, median $2,499.60, highest $3,264.00 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 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.