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CT Scan of the Abdomen With Contrast

Kentucky 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $229 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$263$219 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$219 to $363

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $95 to $437Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $178 to $417
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $229professional $263

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
$218.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$309.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$338.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$95.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$245.47
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$323.59
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$977.24
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$316.23
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
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CT · Older CT scanner
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$199.53

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 45th of 51

$263

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.