Abdominal MRI with contrast cost in Austin, TX
In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 13 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the abdomen, without and then with contrast dye: from $1,357.02 to $4,600.22, with a median of $3,387.55. The lowest listed price is at Ascension Seton — $2,030.53 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $3,264.90 at 98 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 10 cities for code 74183, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 5, 2026 and Jun 13, 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Seton lowest Luling, TX · (830) 875-7000 MR ABD WOW | $1,357.02 | $3,769.50 | $291.67–$3,742.38 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton lowest Luling, TX · (830) 875-7000 MR ABD WOW | $1,357.02 | $3,769.50 | $291.67–$3,742.38 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 MR ABD WOW | $1,919.16 | $5,331.00 | $329.50–$4,621.65 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 MR ABD WOW | $1,919.16 | $5,331.00 | $329.50–$4,621.65 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX MR ABD WOW | $2,015.01 | $5,597.25 | $329.50–$4,621.65 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX MR ABD WOW | $2,015.01 | $5,597.25 | $329.50–$4,621.65 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX MR ABD WOW | $2,015.01 | $5,597.25 | $329.50–$4,621.65 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX MR ABD WOW | $2,015.01 | $5,597.25 | $329.50–$4,621.65 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX MR ABD WOW | $2,015.01 | $5,597.25 | $329.50–$4,621.65 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 MR ABD WOW | $2,015.01 | $5,597.25 | $329.50–$4,621.65 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX MR ABD WOW | $2,015.01 | $5,597.25 | $329.50–$4,621.65 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX MR ABD WOW | $2,015.01 | $5,597.25 | $329.50–$4,621.65 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX MR ABD WOW | $2,015.01 | $5,597.25 | $329.50–$4,621.65 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 MR ABD WOW | $2,015.01 | $5,597.25 | $329.50–$4,621.65 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 MR ABD WOW PEDI | $2,505.51 | $6,959.75 | $329.50–$4,621.65 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 MR ABD WOW PEDI | $2,505.51 | $6,959.75 | $329.50–$4,621.65 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 MR ABD WOW PEDI | $2,505.51 | $6,959.75 | $329.50–$4,621.65 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 MR ABD WOW PEDI | $2,505.51 | $6,959.75 | $329.50–$4,621.65 | 64% | — source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC MRI ABDOMEN W/O&W CONTRAS | $3,387.55 | $5,645.91 | $332.94–$5,081.32 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX HC MRI ABDOMEN W/O&W CONTRAS | $3,387.55 | $5,645.91 | $367.98–$3,669.84 | 40% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX HC MRI ABDOMEN W/O&W CONTRAS | $3,387.55 | $5,645.91 | $332.94–$5,081.32 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC MRI ABDOMEN W/O&W CONTRAS | $3,387.55 | $5,645.91 | $494.01–$4,516.73 | 40% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC MRI ABDOMEN W/O&W CONTRAS | $3,387.55 | $5,645.91 | $332.94–$5,081.32 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC MRI ABDOMEN W/O&W CONTRAS | $3,387.55 | $5,645.91 | $332.94–$4,234.43 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC MRI ABDOMEN W/O&W CONTRAS | $3,387.55 | $5,645.91 | $332.94–$4,234.43 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 528-7000 MR-ABDOMEN WWO | $3,402.41 | $9,451.13 | $329.50–$4,621.65 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 528-7000 MR-ABDOMEN WWO | $3,402.41 | $9,451.13 | $329.50–$4,621.65 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX MR ABD WOW | $3,918.08 | $5,597.25 | $329.50–$4,621.65 | 30% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX MR ABD WOW | $3,918.08 | $5,597.25 | $329.50–$4,621.65 | 30% | — source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC MR, ABDOMEN WO/W CONTRAST | $4,600.22 | $6,866.00 | $348.50–$6,522.70 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX MR ABD WOW PEDI | $4,871.83 | $6,959.75 | $329.50–$4,621.65 | 30% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX MR ABD WOW PEDI | $4,871.83 | $6,959.75 | $329.50–$4,621.65 | 30% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,357.02, median $3,387.55, highest $4,600.22 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $3,387.55. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 13 of 13 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
This MRI of the abdomen takes one set of pictures without contrast dye and a second set after the dye is injected into a vein. It is used to look closely at the liver, pancreas, kidneys and adrenal glands, often to check a spot found on an ultrasound or CT.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers both sets of images; the contrast agent may appear as a separate line on some bills. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.