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X-ray of Abdomen, 1 View Cost in Missouri
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 99 Missouri hospitals. CPT 74018. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $187
📉 Low $9.95
📈 High $2,643
🏥 99 hospitals
🏛️ 73 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $27.82
Hospital comparison — Missouri
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 99 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | UHC | Aetna | Cigna | BCBS | Humana | MultiPlan | Centene | First Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COX BARTON COUNTY HOSPITAL LAMAR |
$9.95 | $32.00 | $62.80 | $56.00 | — | $27.00 | $80.00 | $28.35 | $90.00 |
| BATES COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BUTLER |
$18.86 | $7.35 | $8.35 | $8.35 | $8.35 | $8.35 | — | $8.35 | — |
| CARROLL COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CARROLLTON |
$24.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY PRIMARY CARE - MALDEN MALDEN |
$25.20 | $16.19 | $10.96 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY WALMART CLINIC DEXTER |
$25.20 | $16.19 | $10.96 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY PRIMARY CARE - BERNIE BERNIE |
$25.20 | $16.19 | $10.96 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY PRIMARY CARE - NEW MADRID NEW MADRID |
$25.20 | $16.19 | $10.96 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MISSOURI DELTA MEDICAL CENTER SIKESTON |
$25.20 | $16.19 | $10.96 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY PRIMARY CARE - POPLAR BLUFF POPLAR BLUFF |
$25.20 | $16.19 | $10.96 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY PRIMARY CARE - BLOOMFIELD NORTH BLOOMFIELD |
$25.20 | $16.19 | $10.96 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY PRIMARY CARE - STODDARD DEXTER |
$25.20 | $16.19 | $10.96 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MOSAIC MEDICAL CENTER MARYVILLE MARYVILLE |
$27.20 | $12.26 | $25.90 | $22.40 | $8.59 | — | $11.75 | $25.90 | — |
| MOSAIC MEDICAL CENTER - ST. JOSEPH ST. JOSEPH |
$27.20 | $7.16 | $7.16 | $28.16 | $9.14 | — | $25.60 | $49.21 | — |
| MOSAIC MEDICAL CENTER ALBANY ALBANY |
$27.20 | $25.90 | $25.90 | $24.00 | $9.21 | $209 | $27.20 | $38.85 | — |
| ELLETT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NORTH OHIO AVENUE APPLETON CITY |
$30.94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CITIZENS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BOLIVAR |
$35.40 | $83.00 | $75.00 | $80.00 | — | $85.00 | — | $95.68 | — |
| IRON COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER PILOT KNOB |
$36.00 | $45.56 | $13.60 | $19.84 | $13.60 | $13.60 | — | $12.40 | — |
| SSM HEALTH ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL - LAKE SAINT LOUIS LAKE ST. LOUIS |
$40.92 | $162 | — | $36.57 | $18.42 | — | — | — | — |
| SSM HEALTH DEPAUL HOSPITAL - ST. LOUIS BRIDGETON |
$40.92 | $162 | — | $36.57 | $18.42 | — | — | — | — |
| SSM HEALTH ST. CLARE HOSPITAL - FENTON FENTON |
$40.92 | $162 | — | $36.57 | $18.42 | — | — | — | — |
| SSM HEALTH ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL ST LOUIS ST. LOUIS |
$40.92 | $162 | — | $36.57 | $18.42 | — | — | — | — |
| SSM HEALTH ST JOSEPH HEALTH CENTER -SAINT CHARLES ST. CHARLES |
$40.92 | $162 | — | $36.57 | $18.42 | — | — | — | — |
| SSM HEALTH ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL-WENTZVILLE WENTZVILLE |
$40.92 | $162 | — | $36.57 | $18.42 | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL PERRY PERRYVILLE |
$61.75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER KANSAS CITY |
$86.00 | $48.74 | $40.04 | $86.73 | $119 | — | — | — | — |
| ST. MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER BLUE SPRINGS |
$86.00 | $48.74 | $40.04 | $86.73 | $139 | — | — | — | — |
| COX MEDICAL CENTER BRANSON BRANSON |
$92.06 | $50.00 | $85.00 | $55.00 | $100 | $83.61 | $87.00 | — | $50.00 |
| COX MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH SPRINGFIELD |
$102 | $22.00 | $49.50 | $55.00 | — | $86.74 | $75.00 | — | $63.30 |
| UNIVERSITY HEALTH TRUMAN MEDICAL CENTER HOLMES KANSAS CITY |
$103 | $100 | $28.94 | $67.30 | $22.89 | $28.58 | $73.00 | $114 | $20.05 |
| UNIVERSITY HEALTH LAKEWOOD MEDICAL CENTER LEES SUMMIT ROAD KANSAS CITY |
$103 | $100 | $28.94 | $67.30 | $22.89 | $28.58 | $73.00 | $114 | — |
| WASHINGTON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL POTOSI |
$114 | $83.46 | — | $124 | — | $137 | — | $62.14 | — |
| COX MONETT HOSPITAL MONETT |
$124 | $22.00 | $80.50 | $55.00 | — | $22.00 | $75.00 | $23.00 | $92.00 |
| HARRISON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BETHANY |
$130 | $29.79 | $36.26 | $25.90 | $27.71 | $29.79 | $25.37 | $29.79 | — |
| LAKE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM OSAGE BEACH |
$132 | $68.80 | $75.00 | $70.00 | — | — | — | $125 | — |
| PIKE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GEORGIA STREET LOUSIANA |
$134 | $167 | $167 | $167 | $167 | — | — | $167 | — |
| NEVADA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER NEVADA |
$137 | $27.00 | $35.00 | — | $52.00 | $28.00 | — | — | — |
| WRIGHT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TRENTON |
$151 | $25.16 | $207 | $25.16 | $25.16 | $211 | — | — | $207 |
| HEDRICK MEDICAL CENTER CHILLICOTHE |
$151 | $25.16 | $213 | $25.16 | $25.16 | $235 | — | — | $233 |
| CASS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER HARRISONVILLE |
$152 | $54.47 | $131 | $28.21 | $65.10 | $104 | $182 | $88.71 | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL CARTHAGE CARTHAGE |
$159 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL ST. LOUIS |
$159 | $87.17 | $67.86 | $66.20 | $39.90 | $87.17 | $199 | — | $197 |
| BARNES-JEWISH ST. PETERS HOSPITAL ST. PETERS |
$159 | $87.17 | $67.86 | $66.20 | $39.90 | $87.17 | $199 | — | $197 |
| PROGRESS WEST HOSPITAL O'FALLON |
$159 | $87.17 | $67.86 | $66.20 | $39.90 | $87.17 | $199 | — | $197 |
| MISSOURI BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER ST. LOUIS |
$159 | $87.17 | $67.86 | $66.20 | $39.90 | $87.17 | $199 | — | $197 |
| BARNES-JEWISH WEST COUNTY HOSPITAL ST LOUIS |
$159 | $87.17 | $67.86 | $66.20 | $39.90 | $87.17 | $199 | — | $197 |
| SAMARITAN HOSPITAL MACON |
$164 | — | — | — | — | $158 | $164 | $92.00 | — |
| LIBERTY HOSPITAL LIBERTY |
$167 | $82.83 | $87.17 | $69.86 | $9.03 | $88.91 | — | $111 | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL STODDARD DEXTER |
$170 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CEDAR COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EL DORADO SPRINGS |
$172 | $54.00 | $54.00 | $90.00 | — | $54.00 | $65.00 | $54.00 | — |
| SSM HEALTH ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL - JEFFERSON CITY JEFFERSON CITY |
$187 | $182 | — | — | $30.17 | — | — | — | — |
| SSM HEALTH ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ST. LOUIS |
$204 | $103 | — | $36.57 | $21.15 | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL AURORA AURORA |
$207 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL CASSVILLE CASSVILLE |
$207 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL MOUNTAIN VIEW |
$207 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BOONE HOSPITAL CENTER COLUMBIA |
$210 | $87.17 | $89.95 | $62.69 | $88.91 | $88.65 | — | $91.52 | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL SOUTH ST. LOUIS |
$218 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FREEMAN HOSPITAL WEST JOPLIN |
$220 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FREEMAN HOSPITAL EAST JOPLIN |
$220 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GOLDEN VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CLINTON |
$222 | $81.36 | $80.00 | $79.00 | $70.00 | $72.50 | $85.00 | $111 | $90.00 |
| MERCY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ST. LOUIS PHONE: |
$229 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 99 Missouri 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 Missouri, Medicare reimburses about $27.82 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Missouri range from $9.95 to $2,643 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 6.7x 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 Missouri?
- Cash prices for x-ray of abdomen, 1 view (CPT 74018) in Missouri range from $9.95 to $2,643, with a median of $187. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest x-ray of abdomen, 1 view in Missouri?
- The cheapest Missouri hospital published cash price for this procedure is $9.95. 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 Missouri facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 74018 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.