CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast)

Facility: Tri-City Medical Center

Billing Code: 74176 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$372
about 1.5× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $269–$469
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$336
About the fair price
about $36 under the fair price · 1.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $372 This hospital $336 Cash price $2,752 Hospital's list price $4,587

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

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

Cheapest $73 Priciest $336

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) is about $372 (about 1.5× the $244 Medicare rate). Tri-City Medical Center charges insurers about $336, or about $2,752 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Oceanside, CA.

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✓ Kaiser Permanente Humana

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 $1,928 - $2,112 791%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $743 - $2,725 305%
Aetnamajor $917 - $2,303 376%
Cignamajor $3,394 - $3,619 1392%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $1,605 658%
Health Net $176 - $3,573 72%
Molina $1,376 564%
Providence Health Plan $1,376 564%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans $172 - $2,752
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 4002 Vista Way, Oceanside, CA 92056
  • CMS Rating: ★☆☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Government - Hospital District or Authority
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals