CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast)

Facility: Dallas County Hospital

Billing Code: 74176 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,120

about 4.6× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $217–$1,733

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$983

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $137 under the fair price · 4.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $1,120 This hospital $983 Cash price $1,418 Hospital's list price $2,181

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

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

Cheapest $76 Priciest $983

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

A fair price for a CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) is about $1,120 (about 4.6× the $244 Medicare rate). Dallas County Hospital charges insurers about $983, or about $1,418 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Perry, IA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$1,003 - $1,854	411%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,112	456%
Aetnamajor	$983	403%
Humanamajor	$983	403%
Molina	$1,112	456%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$1,112

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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 (about 1,418), 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: 74176.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Dallas County Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 74176.
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 Dallas County Hospital

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