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MRI Abdomen With Contrast

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 74182

This is a magnetic resonance imaging scan of the abdomen using a contrast dye given through an IV to make organs and blood vessels show up more clearly. It produces detailed cross-sectional pictures of the liver, kidneys, pancreas, and surrounding structures without using radiation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does MRI Abdomen With Contrast cost?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $1,479 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$363$257 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,479$1,023 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $575 to $2,570Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $129 to $617
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,479professional $363

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,311.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$724.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$933.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$851.14
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$851.14
8 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$338.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$186.21
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$131.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$131.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$131.83

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in Wyoming than in Utah. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

South Carolina· 45th of 51

$372

WY $1,230UT $219

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.