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CT Scan of the Abdomen With Contrast

Minnesota 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?

$501

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $457 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 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$457$363 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$692 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $240 to $1,950Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $251 to $1,175
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,288professional $457

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
$239.88
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$588.84
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,862.09
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$467.74
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,412.54
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$691.83
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$173.78
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$446.68
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$616.60
6 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CT · Older CT scanner
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$269.15

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 5th of 51

$501

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.