Scans and imaging CPT 74181 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Abdominal MRI cost in Rochester, NY — inpatient

In Rochester, NY, 4 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the abdomen without contrast as an inpatient: from $956.04 to $1,307.22, with a median of $1,006.36. The lowest listed price is at Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic — $50.32 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $956.04 at 61 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 74181, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$956.04Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic
Median$1,006.36half pay less
Highest$1,307.22in this market
Difference1.4×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 Rochester, NY.

median
Lowest $956.04Highest $1,307.22

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic lowest Clifton Springs, NY · (315) 462-9561 HC MRI ABDOMEN WO CONTRAST $956.04 $1,470.83 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 922-4000 HC MRI ABDOMEN WO CONTRAST $1,006.36 $1,548.25 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY · (315) 332-2022 HC MRI ABDOMEN WO CONTRAST $1,006.36 $1,548.25 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY · (585) 723-7000 HC MRI ABDOMEN WO CONTRAST $1,307.22 $1,634.02 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $956.04, median $1,006.36, highest $1,307.22 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $774.02 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.