Scans and imaging CPT 74181 Connecticut Outpatient

Abdominal MRI cost in Connecticut

In Connecticut, 7 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the abdomen without contrast: from $1,040.05 to $2,031.15, with a median of $1,349.15. The lowest price is at Johnson Memorial Hospital (Stafford Springs). The highest price is 2.0× the lowest.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 74181. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$1,040.05Johnson Memorial Hospital
Median$1,349.15half pay less
Highest$2,031.15in Connecticut
Lowest saves$309.10vs the median

Hospitals in Connecticut, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Johnson Memorial Hospital lowest Stafford Springs · Stafford Springs, CT HC MRI Abdomen W/O Contrast $1,040.05 $1,891.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Day Kimball Healthcare Putnam · Putnam, CT MRI-ABDOMEN W/O CONT PLF $1,073.56 $2,817.75 Aug 1, 2026
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Connecticut Children's Hartford · Hartford, CT MRI Abdomen WO Cont $1,317.60 $2,196.00 —
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Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center Hartford · Hartford, CT HC MRI Abdomen W/O Contrast $1,349.15 $2,453.00 Mar 31, 2026
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UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital Waterbury · Waterbury, CT MRI Abdomen Kidney wo Contrast $1,463.20 $2,926.40 May 13, 2026
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John Dempsey Hospital of the University of Connecticut Farmington · Farmington, CT HC MRI ABDOMEN W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL $1,698.60 $2,831.00 Jul 1, 2026
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Saint Marys Hospital Waterbury · Waterbury, CT HC MRI Abdomen W/O Contrast $2,031.15 $3,693.00 Mar 31, 2026
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Hartford, CT 2 $1,317.60 $1,333.38
Waterbury, CT 2 $1,463.20 $1,747.18
Farmington, CT 1 $1,698.60 $1,698.60
Putnam, CT 1 $1,073.56 $1,073.56
Stafford Springs, CT 1 $1,040.05 $1,040.05

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.

MRI of the abdomen without contrast in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.