How much does mri scan of abdomen without contrast cost in Colorado?

Cash prices for mri scan of abdomen without contrast (CPT 74181) in Colorado range from $143 to $19,509, with a median of $2,521. Prices vary widely by hospital.

Where can I find the cheapest mri scan of abdomen without contrast in Colorado?

The cheapest Colorado hospital published cash price for this procedure is $143. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.

Are these the prices I'll pay?

These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.

Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?

Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.

Where does this data come from?

Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.

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MRI Scan of Abdomen without Contrast Cost in Colorado

What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 82 Colorado hospitals. CPT 74181. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.

📊 Median $2,521 📉 Low $143 📈 High $19,509 🏥 82 hospitals 🏛️ 78 with insurance contracts 🇺🇸 Medicare $203

Hospital comparison — Colorado

Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 82 hospitals.

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Hospital	Cash	UHC	Aetna	Cigna	MultiPlan	Kaiser	Humana	Devoted	Medicare
VAIL HEALTH HOSPITAL VAIL	$143	$128	$174	$136	—	—	—	—	$187
UCHEALTH ESTES VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER ESTES PARK	$192	$125	$75.25	$75.25	$111	$125	$75.25	—	—
FAMILY HEALTH WEST HOSPITAL FRUITA	$288	$36.00	$36.00	$36.72	—	$36.00	$36.36	—	—
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GRAND JUNCTION	$532	$75.00	$75.00	$77.14	$90.00	$75.00	$250	—	—
VALLEY VIEW HOSPITAL GLENWOOD SPRINGS	$752	$50.00	$96.00	$96.00	$96.00	—	$95.00	—	—
DENVER HEALTH MAIN CAMPUS DENVER	$775	$2,429	$252	$2,133	—	—	—	—	—
PROWERS MEDICAL CENTER KENDALL DR. LAMAR	$867	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
UCHEALTH YAMPA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER STEAMBOAT SPRINGS	$940	$243	$243	$243	$951	$243	$243	$243	—
PAM HEALTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF WESTMINSTER WESTMINSTER	$1,059	$240	$240	—	$847	—	$216	—	—
PAM HEALTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF GREELEY GREELEY	$1,081	$249	$249	—	$865	$223	$224	—	—
UCHEALTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CENTRAL COLORADO SPRINGS	$1,276	$243	$243	$243	$2,014	$243	$243	$243	—
UCHEALTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NORTH COLORADO SPRINGS	$1,276	$243	$243	$243	$2,014	$243	$243	$243	—
NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH DENVER	$1,385	$368	$252	$51.01	$75.00	$368	$368	—	—
COMMONSPIRIT ST. THOMAS MORE HOSPITAL CANON CITY	$1,442	$577	$541	$541	$3,065	$541	$541	$541	$541
ARKANSAS VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER LA JUNTA	$1,482	$741	$2,223	$2,347	—	$766	$2,223	—	—
UCHEALTH UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL AURORA	$1,506	$236	$243	$243	$2,367	$243	$243	$243	—
ST VINCENT GENERAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT LEADVILLE	$1,565	$274	$95.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
UC HEALTH PIKES PEAK REGIONAL HOSPITAL WOODLAND PARK	$1,598	$499	$499	$499	$1,578	$499	$499	$499	—
COMMONSPIRIT ST. MARY-CORWIN HOSPITAL PUEBLO	$1,656	$127	$130	$130	$815	$130	$130	$130	$130
UCHEALTH PARKVIEW PUEBLO WEST HOSPITAL PUEBLO WEST	$1,740	$243	$243	$267	$2,654	$243	$243	—	—
UCHEALTH PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTER PUEBLO	$1,740	$243	$243	$267	$2,654	$243	$243	—	—
PLATTE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER BRIGHTON	$1,746	$243	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
SOUTHEAST COLORADO HOSPITAL SPRINGFIELD	$1,769	$2,074	$2,167	$2,100	—	—	—	—	—
UCHEALTH GREELEY HOSPITAL GREELEY	$1,847	$242	$242	$242	$2,493	$242	$242	$242	—
GRAND RIVER MEDICAL CENTER RIFLE	$1,910	$89.40	$42.00	$62.90	—	—	—	—	$58.32
UCHEALTH HIGHLANDS RANCH HOSPITAL HIGHLANDS RANCH	$1,972	$243	$243	$243	$4,535	$243	$243	$243	—
MIDDLE PARK MEDICAL CENTER KREMMLING	$1,973	$1,110	$1,061	$2,220	—	$1,061	$1,061	—	$1,061
MIDDLE PARK HEALTH FRASER FRASER	$1,973	$1,110	$1,061	$2,220	—	$1,061	$1,061	—	$1,061
MIDDLE PARK MEDICAL CENTER - GRANBY GRANBY	$1,973	$1,110	$1,061	$2,220	—	$1,061	$1,061	—	$1,061
DELTA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DELTA	$2,015	$252	$252	$264	—	—	$252	—	$252
KEEFE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CHEYENNE WELLS	$2,088	$76.00	$76.00	$95.00	$90.00	$76.00	—	—	—
KIT CARSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BURLINGTON	$2,125	$2,250	$1,025	—	—	—	—	—	$196
UCHEALTH POUDRE VALLEY HOSPITAL FORT COLLINS	$2,155	$243	$243	$243	$2,801	$243	$243	$243	—
UCHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER OF THE ROCKIES LOVELAND	$2,155	$243	$243	$243	$2,801	$243	$243	$243	—
LINCOLN HEALTH MAIN HOSPITAL HUGO	$2,251	$585	$61.00	$75.10	—	$585	$585	$585	$585
UCHEALTH BROOMFIELD HOSPITAL BROOMFIELD	$2,301	$243	$243	$243	$4,535	$243	$243	$243	—
UCHEALTH GRANDVIEW HOSPITAL COLORADO SPRINGS	$2,301	$243	$243	$243	$4,535	$243	$243	$243	—
UCHEALTH LONGS PEAK HOSPITAL LONGMONT	$2,301	$243	$243	$243	$3,944	$243	$243	$243	—
COMMONSPIRIT ST. ANTHONY SUMMIT HOSPITAL FRISCO	$2,470	$130	$130	$130	$5,681	$130	$130	$130	$130
COMMONSPIRIT ST. ELIZABETH HOSPITAL FORT MORGAN	$2,516	$130	$130	$130	$5,913	$130	$130	$130	$130
COMMONSPIRIT ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL - INTERQUEST COLORADO SPRINGS	$2,521	$518	$130	$130	$815	$130	$130	$130	$130
COMMONSPIRIT ORTHOCOLORADO HOSPITAL LAKEWOOD	$2,521	$129	$130	$130	$815	$130	$130	$130	$130
COMMONSPIRIT ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL COLORADO SPRINGS	$2,521	$129	$130	$130	$815	$130	$130	$130	$130
COMMONSPIRIT ST. ANTHONY NORTH HOSPITAL WESTMINSTER	$2,521	$129	$130	$130	$815	$130	$130	$130	$130
COMMONSPIRIT ST. ANTHONY HOSPITAL LAKEWOOD	$2,521	$129	$130	$544	$815	$130	$130	—	$130
COMMONSPIRIT LONGMONT UNITED HOSPITAL LONGMONT	$2,521	$134	$133	$133	$4,664	$133	$133	$133	$133
COMMONSPIRIT PENROSE HOSPITAL COLORADO SPRINGS	$2,521	$129	$130	$130	$815	$130	$130	$130	$130
BOULDER COMMUNITY HEALTH FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL BOULDER	$2,542	$67.19	$67.19	$111	$111	$69.21	$67.19	$67.19	$67.19
INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTH GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER LAFAYETTE	$2,644	$240	$448	$1,115	—	$243	—	—	—
INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTH LUTHERAN HOSPITAL WHEAT RIDGE	$2,644	$240	$448	$1,115	—	$243	—	—	—
SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL DENVER	$2,644	$240	$448	$1,115	—	—	—	—	—
COMMONSPIRIT MERCY HOSPITAL DURANGO	$2,731	$130	$130	$130	$6,146	$130	$130	—	$130
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO AURORA	$2,774	$2,660	$881	$3,015	$3,670	$1,436	$2,603	—	—
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO, COLORADO SPRINGS BRIARGATE PKWY COLORADO SPRINGS	$2,774	$2,660	$508	$3,015	$3,670	$1,436	$2,603	—	—
ST MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER GRAND JUNCTION	$2,778	$243	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
SPALDING REHABILITATION HOSPITAL AURORA	$2,985	$391	$1,242	$803	$393	$994	—	—	—
HCA HEALTHONE PRESBYTERIAN ST. LUKE'S SPALDING REHABILITATION DENVER	$2,985	$391	$896	$803	$393	—	—	—	—
HAXTUN HOSPITAL DISTRICT HAXTUN	$3,142	—	$95.20	$82.50	—	—	—	—	$66.00
ANIMAS SURGICAL HOSPITAL DURANGO	$3,289	$250	$70.00	$86.77	$74.00	$75.00	$250	—	$250
SEDGWICK COUNTY HEALTH CENTER JULESBURG	$3,328	—	$2,995	$4,326	—	—	—	—	—

What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 74181, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $1,896 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.

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That is the median of what the 82 Colorado hospitals above publish for Mri scan of abdomen without contrast — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.

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Medicare reimbursement benchmark

For CPT 74181 in Colorado, Medicare reimburses about $203 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Colorado range from $143 to $19,509 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 12.4x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.

Frequently asked questions

How much does mri scan of abdomen without contrast cost in Colorado?: Cash prices for mri scan of abdomen without contrast (CPT 74181) in Colorado range from $143 to $19,509, with a median of $2,521. Prices vary widely by hospital.
Where can I find the cheapest mri scan of abdomen without contrast in Colorado?: The cheapest Colorado hospital published cash price for this procedure is $143. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
Are these the prices I'll pay?: These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?: Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
Where does this data come from?: Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.

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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Colorado facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 74181 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.