Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
Radiologic examination, abdomen; 1 view
HOUSTON, TX
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Hca Houston Healthcare West’s median price of $180 is 53% above the median hospital's median price ($118), higher than 68% of the 2,622 hospitals reporting CPT 74018. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 46 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | UnitedHealthcare mgmcd fee schedule · outpatient | $30.68 | $30.68 | $30.68 – $30.68 |
| 2 | Aetna Better Health mgmcd fee schedule · outpatient | $32.49 | $32.49 | $32.49 – $32.49 |
| 3 | Molina chip fee schedule · outpatient | $33.44 | $33.44 | $33.44 – $33.44 |
| 4 | Molina star fee schedule · outpatient | $33.44 | $33.44 | $33.44 – $33.44 |
| 5 | Molina starkids fee schedule · outpatient | $33.44 | $33.44 | $33.44 – $33.44 |
| 6 | Molina starplus fee schedule · outpatient | $33.44 | $33.44 | $33.44 – $33.44 |
| 7 | Humana mcd fee schedule · outpatient | $38.00 | $38.00 | $38.00 – $38.00 |
| 8 | Cigna csn fee schedule · outpatient | $77.44 | $77.44 | $77.44 – $77.44 |
| 9 | Cigna openaccessplus fee schedule · outpatient | $83.80 | $83.80 | $83.80 – $83.80 |
| 10 | Cigna ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $99.62 | $99.62 | $99.62 – $99.62 |
| 11 | Superior Healthplan chip percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $122.52 | $122.52 | $122.52 – $122.52 |
| 12 | Superior Healthplan chpfc percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $122.52 | $122.52 | $122.52 – $122.52 |
| 13 | Superior Healthplan star percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $122.52 | $122.52 | $122.52 – $122.52 |
| 14 | Superior Healthplan starkids percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $122.52 | $122.52 | $122.52 – $122.52 |
| 15 | Superior Healthplan starplus percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $122.52 | $122.52 | $122.52 – $122.52 |
| 16 | Aetna qhpexchange fee schedule · outpatient | $127.23 | $127.23 | $127.23 – $127.23 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient | $140.47 | $140.47 | $140.47 – $140.47 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bav fee schedule · outpatient | $151.64 | $151.64 | $151.64 – $151.64 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare narrownetworkindivexchange fee schedule · outpatient | $153.71 | $153.71 | $153.71 – $153.71 |
| 20 | Aetna nbhmo fee schedule · outpatient | $169.10 | $169.10 | $169.10 – $169.10 |
| 21 | Aetna nbpos fee schedule · outpatient | $169.10 | $169.10 | $169.10 – $169.10 |
| 22 | Aetna nbppo fee schedule · outpatient | $169.10 | $169.10 | $169.10 – $169.10 |
| 23 | Aetna commhmo fee schedule · outpatient | $179.88 | $179.88 | $179.88 – $179.88 |
| 24 | Aetna commpos fee schedule · outpatient | $179.88 | $179.88 | $179.88 – $179.88 |
| 25 | Aetna commppo fee schedule · outpatient | $179.88 | $179.88 | $179.88 – $179.88 |
Last updated: May 14, 2026
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