CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast)

Facility: University of Alabama Hospital

Billing Code: 74177 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$319

about 0.9× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $314–$348

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$320

About the fair price

about $1 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $319 This hospital $320 Hospital's list price $5,200

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How this hospital compares to other AL hospitals

Highest price of the 9 AL hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $163 Priciest $320

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AL hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) is about $319 (about 0.9× the $356 Medicare rate). University of Alabama Hospital charges insurers about $320 — about the fair price. Located in Birmingham, AL.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$320 - $2,828	90%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$320	90%
Aetnamajor	$3,172 - $4,199	890%
Cignamajor	$342 - $3,484	96%
Humanamajor	$294 - $4,420	82%
Ambetter (Centene)	$440	123%
GEHA	$4,420	1240%
+ 24 smaller / regional plans	$233 - $4,680

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 6 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price, before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 74177.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm University of Alabama Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 74177.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at University of Alabama Hospital

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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.