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CT Scan of the Abdomen With Contrast

Alabama rates for HCPCS 74160

This is a CT scan of the abdomen taken after an injection of contrast dye into a vein, which highlights blood vessels and organs for a clearer picture. It provides detailed cross-sectional images used to evaluate organs such as the liver, kidneys, and intestines for a wide range of conditions.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does CT Scan of the Abdomen With Contrast cost?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $468 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$282$240 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$468$457 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $457 to $468Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $214 to $427
$200$500facility $468professional $282

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
$204.17
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$263.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
32 · Mandated service + 81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$316.23
2 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
$138.04
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Alaska 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.

Alabama· 31st of 51

$302

AK $794UT $178

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.