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CT Abdomen And Pelvis, Without And With Contrast

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS 74178

This is a CT scan covering both the abdomen and pelvis, performed first without contrast dye and then again after contrast dye is given, all in the same visit. Having both sets of images can help distinguish certain findings, such as telling a cyst from a mass, more clearly than either approach alone.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does CT Abdomen And Pelvis, Without And With Contrast cost?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $851 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 13 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$417$355 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$646 to $1,202

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $380 to $2,042Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $331 to $794
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $851professional $417

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
$354.81
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$426.58
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$467.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$158.49
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,819.70
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,737.80
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$602.56
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$181.97
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$831.76
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$245.47
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$537.03
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$602.56
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$724.44
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$199.53
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$562.34
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,041.74
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$562.34
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$162.18
Independence Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,398.83
Independence Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,819.70
Independence Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$562.34
Independence Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$190.55
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,905.46
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$213.80
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,096.48
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$524.81
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$134.90
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$398.11
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$812.83
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$616.60
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$5,011.87
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$501.19
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
CT · Older CT scanner
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$331.13
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
PN · Off-campus dept, non-excepted
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$2,344.23
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CT · Older CT scanner
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$346.74
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$331.13

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 5.1 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.

Pennsylvania· 29th of 51

$447

AK $1,202UT $234

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.