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CT Scan of the Abdomen With Contrast

North Carolina 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?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $339 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$347$251 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$229 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $229 to $1,259Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $229 to $631
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $339professional $347

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
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$338.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$537.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$194.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$478.63
22 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
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CT · Older CT scanner
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$190.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$707.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$616.60
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$346.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$141.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$97.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$97.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$97.72
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$645.65

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 21st of 51

$347

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.