Abdominal MRI with contrast cost in Columbus, OH
In Columbus, OH, 17 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the abdomen, without and then with contrast dye: from $1,426.76 to $3,681.00, with a median of $2,029.30. The lowest listed price is at Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital, Inc. — $602.54 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $2,029.30 at 87 hospitals.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 11 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 Oct 22, 2025 and Apr 1, 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 Columbus, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital, Inc. lowest Brookfield, WI HC MRI ABDOMEN W/WO CONTRAST | $1,426.76 | $2,692.00 | $386.43–$1,682.77 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital, Inc. lowest Brookfield, WI HC MRI ABDOMEN W/WO CONTRAST | $1,426.76 | $2,692.00 | $386.43–$1,682.77 | 47% | — source file |
| Berger Hospital Circleville, OH Hc Mri Abdomen W Wo Contrast | $1,876.55 | $2,887.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH Hc Mri Abdomen W Wo Contrast | $1,975.35 | $3,039.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH Hc Mri Abdomen W Wo Contrast | $2,029.30 | $3,122.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH Hc Mri Abdomen W Wo Contrast | $2,029.30 | $3,122.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH Hc Mri Abdomen W Wo Contrast | $2,029.30 | $3,122.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH Hc Mri Abdomen W Wo Contrast | $2,029.30 | $3,122.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH Hc Mri Abdomen W Wo Contrast | $2,029.30 | $3,122.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH Hc Mri Abdomen W Wo Contrast | $2,029.30 | $3,122.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH MRI scan of abdomen before and after contrast | $2,122.51 | $3,265.40 | $474.40–$3,167.44 | 35% | Oct 22, 2025 source file |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH HC MRI Abdomen W/O & W/Contrast | $2,648.75 | $4,075.00 | $295.72–$4,075.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH HC MRI Abdomen W/O & W/Contrast | $2,648.75 | $4,075.00 | $295.72–$4,075.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital New Albany, OH HC MRI Abdomen W/O & W/Contrast | $2,648.75 | $4,075.00 | $295.72–$4,075.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH HC MRI Abdomen W/O & W/Contrast | $2,648.75 | $4,075.00 | $290.16–$4,075.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Diley Ridge Medical Center Canal Winchester, OH HC MRI Abdomen W/O & W/Contrast | $2,648.75 | $4,075.00 | $295.72–$4,075.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC MRI Abdomen W/O & W/Contrast | $2,648.75 | $4,075.00 | $290.16–$4,075.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH ABDOMEN, W/ & W/O CONTRAST | $3,681.00 | $4,090.00 | $2,658.50–$4,008.20 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,426.76, median $2,029.30, highest $3,681.00 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $2,029.30. 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 9 of 9 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.