Scans and imaging CPT 74181 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Abdominal MRI cost in Butler, AL — inpatient

In Butler, AL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for MRI of the abdomen without contrast as an inpatient: from $1,896.96 to $1,896.96, with a median of $1,896.96. Across Alabama, the median is $1,473.11 at 41 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 — and —.

Lowest$1,896.96Ochsner Choctaw General
Median$1,896.96half pay less
Highest$1,896.96in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Ochsner Choctaw General Butler, AL · (205) 459-9100 HC MRI ABDOMEN W/O CONTRAST $1,896.96 $2,496.00 — 24% —
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Inpatient: lowest $1,896.96, median $1,896.96, highest $1,896.96.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,896.96 — 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.