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X-ray of Abdomen, 1 View Cost in Kentucky
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 79 Kentucky hospitals. CPT 74018. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $277
📉 Low $16.74
📈 High $950
🏥 79 hospitals
🏛️ 70 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $27.11
Hospital comparison — Kentucky
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 79 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | Humana | UHC | Aetna | Centene | Cigna | Molina | MultiPlan | Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIE STUART MEDICAL CENTER HOPKINSVILLE |
$16.74 | $8.10 | $8.10 | $8.51 | $8.10 | $8.10 | — | $45.90 | — |
| WHITESBURG ARH HOSPITAL HOSPITAL ROAD WHITESBURG |
$22.20 | $46.75 | $8.44 | $8.44 | $8.44 | — | $64.63 | — | — |
| HAZARD ARH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE HAZARD |
$22.20 | $71.56 | $8.44 | $8.44 | $8.44 | — | $90.88 | — | — |
| CUMBERLAND COUNTY HOSPITAL BURKESVILLE |
$28.13 | — | $4.20 | — | $4.20 | — | — | — | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH DEACONESS MADISONVILLE HOSPITAL DRIVE MADISONVILLE |
$39.48 | $7.27 | $7.88 | $7.27 | $7.27 | — | $7.27 | $284 | — |
| DEACONESS HENDERSON HOSPITAL HENDERSON |
$40.60 | $7.34 | $7.27 | $7.27 | $7.27 | $21.00 | $7.88 | $12.48 | $7.88 |
| DEACONESS UNION COUNTY HOSPITAL MORGANFIELD |
$40.60 | $7.27 | $7.27 | $7.27 | $7.27 | $12.48 | $7.27 | $12.48 | — |
| LIVINGSTON HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE SERVICES SALEM |
$92.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UOFL HEALTH - UOFL HOSPITAL LOUISVILLE |
$99.60 | $75.58 | — | — | $95.74 | $82.54 | — | — | — |
| WAYNE COUNTY HOSPITAL HOSPITAL STREET MONTICELLO |
$100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UOFL HEALTH - SHELBYVILLE HOSPITAL SHELBYVILLE |
$103 | $75.58 | — | — | $111 | $82.54 | — | — | — |
| SAINT JOSEPH MOUNT STERLING MT. STERLING |
$121 | $76.43 | $77.19 | $75.67 | $68.86 | — | $77.19 | $299 | — |
| SOUTHERN KENTUCKY REHABILITATION HOSPITAL BOWLING GREEN |
$127 | — | $127 | — | — | — | $127 | — | — |
| OWENSBORO HEALTH TWIN LAKES MEDICAL CENTER LEITCHFIELD |
$153 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OWENSBORO HEALTH MUHLENBERG COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GREENVILLE |
$155 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FLEMING COUNTY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION DRIVE FLEMINGSBURG |
$156 | $20.00 | $19.38 | $22.60 | — | — | — | $80.00 | $20.00 |
| UOFL HEALTH - MARY & ELIZABETH HOSPITAL LOUISVILLE |
$159 | $75.58 | — | — | $111 | $82.54 | — | — | — |
| OWENSBORO HEALTH REGIONAL HOSPITAL OWENSBORO |
$161 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NORTON WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOUISVILLE |
$163 | $367 | $82.54 | $82.54 | $82.54 | $304 | — | $636 | — |
| NORTON HEALTHCARE PAVILION LOUISVILLE |
$163 | $367 | $82.54 | $82.54 | $82.54 | $304 | — | $636 | — |
| NORTON AUDUBON HOSPITAL LOUISVILLE |
$163 | $367 | $82.54 | $82.54 | $82.54 | $304 | — | $636 | — |
| NORTON WEST LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL LOUISVILLE |
$163 | $367 | $82.54 | $82.54 | $82.54 | $304 | — | $636 | — |
| NORTON BROWNSBORO HOSPITAL LOUISVILLE |
$163 | $367 | $82.54 | $82.54 | $82.54 | $304 | — | $636 | — |
| NORTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOUISVILLE |
$163 | $196 | $82.54 | $82.54 | $82.54 | $512 | — | $694 | — |
| CRITTENDEN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL MARION |
$170 | — | $204 | $249 | $164 | $249 | — | — | $76.25 |
| UOFL HEALTH - MEDICAL CENTER SOUTHWEST LOUISVILLE |
$171 | $75.58 | — | — | $111 | $82.54 | — | — | — |
| PIKEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER PIKEVILLE |
$177 | — | — | $81.65 | $114 | — | — | — | — |
| SAINT JOSEPH BEREA BEREA |
$184 | $107 | $109 | $110 | $105 | $263 | $112 | $347 | — |
| CARROLL COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CARROLLTON |
$185 | $33.96 | $98.44 | — | $87.44 | — | — | — | $26.57 |
| CHI SAINT JOSEPH HEALTH WOMEN'S HOSPITAL AT SAINT JOSEPH EAST LEXINGTON |
$185 | $61.38 | $89.97 | $89.11 | $86.51 | $295 | $90.84 | $420 | — |
| CHI HEALTH SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL LEXINGTON |
$217 | $61.38 | $89.97 | $89.11 | $86.51 | $290 | $90.84 | $420 | — |
| CENTERPOINT HEALTH - VERSAILLES AMSDEN AVENUE VERSAILLES |
$228 | $30.30 | $30.60 | $30.90 | $30.00 | — | — | $88.00 | $30.00 |
| MIDDLESBORO ARH HOSPITAL W CUMBERLAND AVENUE MIDDLESBORO |
$230 | $60.36 | $60.36 | $60.36 | $60.36 | — | $70.50 | — | — |
| CALDWELL MEDICAL CENTER PRINCETON |
$231 | $26.11 | $102 | $99.59 | $152 | $262 | $111 | — | $26.57 |
| CHI HEALTH SAINT JOSEPH JESSAMINE NICHOLASVILLE |
$232 | $86.51 | $89.97 | $89.11 | $86.51 | $355 | $90.84 | $420 | — |
| UOFL HEALTH - PEACE HOSPITAL LOUISVILLE |
$233 | $75.58 | — | — | $111 | $82.54 | — | — | — |
| JACKSON PURCHASE MEDICAL CENTER MAYFIELD |
$237 | $100 | $45.70 | $100 | $100 | — | $105 | $85.00 | $100 |
| EPHRAIM MCDOWELL JAMES B. HAGGIN HOSPITAL HARRODSBURG |
$258 | $88.05 | $1.00 | $88.05 | — | $1.00 | — | — | $88.05 |
| MERCY HEALTH - LOURDES HOSPITAL PADUCAH |
$267 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UOFL HEALTH - MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH SHEPHERDSVILLE |
$277 | $75.58 | — | — | $111 | $82.54 | — | — | — |
| MORGAN COUNTY ARH HOSPITAL LIBERTY ROAD WEST LIBERTY |
$280 | $98.07 | $121 | $98.07 | $99.05 | — | $100 | — | — |
| CHI SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL LONDON LONDON |
$282 | $61.38 | $81.37 | $82.16 | $79.77 | — | $83.76 | $720 | — |
| MEADOWVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MAYSVILLE |
$285 | $103 | $43.30 | $37.00 | — | — | — | — | $100 |
| MARY BRECKINRIDGE ARH HOSPITAL KATE IRELAND DR HAYDEN |
$294 | $73.50 | $93.10 | $73.50 | $74.24 | — | $74.97 | — | — |
| MCDOWELL ARH HOSPITAL MCDOWELL |
$294 | $83.30 | $181 | $83.30 | $83.30 | — | $84.97 | — | — |
| ARH OUR LADY OF THE WAY MAIN STREET MARTIN |
$294 | $98.00 | — | $98.00 | $98.00 | — | $99.96 | — | — |
| BARBOURVILLE ARH HOSPITAL HOSPITAL DR BARBOURVILLE |
$295 | $83.47 | $142 | $83.47 | $84.30 | — | $85.14 | — | — |
| MARSHALL COUNTY HOSPITAL BENTON |
$299 | $184 | $188 | — | — | — | — | — | $184 |
| CENTERPOINT HEALTH - WINCHESTER WINCHESTER |
$299 | $36.05 | $45.50 | $70.70 | $100 | $100 | — | $70.00 | $100 |
| UOFL HEALTH - JEWISH HOSPITAL LOUISVILLE |
$301 | $75.58 | — | — | $111 | $82.54 | — | — | — |
| UOFL HEALTH - MEDICAL CENTER EAST LOUISVILLE |
$301 | $75.58 | — | — | $111 | $82.54 | — | — | — |
| HIGHLANDS ARH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PRESTONSBURG |
$302 | $65.72 | $65.72 | $18.93 | $65.72 | — | $149 | — | — |
| HARLAN ARH HOSPITAL BALL PARK ROAD HARLAN |
$302 | $80.64 | $80.87 | $80.64 | $80.87 | — | $82.25 | — | — |
| PAINTSVILLE ARH HOSPITAL JAMES S TRIMBLE BLVD PAINTSVILLE |
$302 | $55.43 | $55.43 | $55.43 | $55.43 | — | $71.97 | — | — |
| UOFL HEALTH - MEDICAL CENTER NORTHEAST LOUISVILLE |
$305 | $75.58 | — | — | $111 | $82.54 | — | — | — |
| KINGS DAUGHTERS MEDICAL CENTER ASHLAND |
$313 | — | $485 | $578 | — | — | $89.42 | $703 | — |
| CENTERPOINT HEALTH - GEORGETOWN GEORGETOWN |
$330 | $28.83 | $46.50 | $37.30 | $100 | — | — | $88.00 | $100 |
| TUG VALLEY ARH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL DRIVE SOUTH WILLIAMSON |
$332 | $50.91 | $50.91 | $50.91 | $50.91 | — | $84.76 | — | — |
| MERCY HEALTH - MARCUM AND WALLACE HOSPITAL IRVINE |
$351 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. ELIZABETH FLORENCE FLORENCE |
$354 | — | $88.01 | $114 | $93.18 | $169 | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 74018, 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: $228 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 79 Kentucky hospitals above publish for X-ray of abdomen, 1 view — 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 74018 in Kentucky, Medicare reimburses about $27.11 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Kentucky range from $16.74 to $950 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 10.2x 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 x-ray of abdomen, 1 view cost in Kentucky?
- Cash prices for x-ray of abdomen, 1 view (CPT 74018) in Kentucky range from $16.74 to $950, with a median of $277. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest x-ray of abdomen, 1 view in Kentucky?
- The cheapest Kentucky hospital published cash price for this procedure is $16.74. 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 Kentucky facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 74018 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.