Abdominal MRI with contrast cost in Waterloo, IA — inpatient
In Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for MRI of the abdomen, without and then with contrast dye as an inpatient: from $1,180.00 to $5,174.00, with a median of $5,174.00. The lowest listed price is at Allen Hospital — $3,994.00 less than the median here. Across Iowa, the median is $2,333.14 at 34 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 74183, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Hospital lowest Waterloo, IA · (319) 235-3941 PR MRI, ABDOMEN, COMBO | $1,180.00 | $1,475.00 | $307.57–$1,680.70 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA · (319) 235-3941 HC MRI ABDOMEN W WO CONTRAST | $2,487.34 | $3,109.17 | $2,011.63 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA · (319) 235-3941 HC MRCP W WO CONTRAST | $3,870.12 | $4,837.64 | $3,129.95 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo, IA · (319) 272-8000 HC MRI Abdomen W/O & W/Contrast | $5,174.00 | $7,960.00 | $328.68–$7,960.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Cedar Falls, IA · (319) 268-3000 HC MRI Abdomen W/O & W/Contrast | $5,174.00 | $7,960.00 | $328.68–$7,960.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,180.00, median $5,174.00, highest $5,174.00 — a 4.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $5,174.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 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.