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CT Scan of the Abdomen With Contrast

South 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $1,047 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$275$214 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,047$676 to $1,585

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $347 to $1,905Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $158 to $603
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,047professional $275

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
$275.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$309.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$446.68
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$724.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$213.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$436.52
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$426.58
9 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
$114.82
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CT · Older CT scanner
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$363.08
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$144.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$102.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$102.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$102.33

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 36th of 51

$288

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.