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CT Scan of the Abdomen With Contrast

Virginia 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?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $389 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$282$240 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$389$224 to $933

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $89 to $1,778Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $204 to $479
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $389professional $282

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
$562.34
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$407.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$354.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$85.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$263.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$354.81
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$97.72
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$457.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$338.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$83.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$251.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$446.68
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,071.52
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$602.56
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$125.89
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$436.52
5 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
$120.23
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CT · Older CT scanner
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
27 · Multiple hospital visits
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 41st of 51

$282

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.