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CT Scan of the Abdomen With Contrast

Iowa 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?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $501 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$447$275 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$380 to $661

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $224 to $891Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $214 to $741
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $501professional $447

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
$229.09
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$524.81
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$870.96
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$251.19
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$602.56
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$691.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$446.68
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$2,089.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$676.08
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$165.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$512.86
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,174.90
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$363.08
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$512.86
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$128.82
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$380.19
4 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
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CT · Older CT scanner
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$218.78

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 8th of 51

$447

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.