Scans and imaging CPT 74181 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Abdominal MRI cost in Whitewater, WI — inpatient

In Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the abdomen without contrast as an inpatient: from $2,110.00 to $2,110.00, with a median of $2,110.00. Across Wisconsin, the median is $1,854.83 at 68 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 74181, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Nov 21, 2025.

Lowest$2,110.00Aurora Lakeland Medical Center
Median$2,110.00half pay less
Highest$2,110.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Elkhorn, WI · (262) 741-2000 MR ABDOMEN W/O DYE $2,110.00 $4,220.00 $2,532.00–$3,587.00 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $2,110.00, median $2,110.00, highest $2,110.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,110.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.