CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast)

Facility: Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center

Billing Code: 74177 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$673

about 1.9× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $400–$1,066

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$718

About the fair price

about $45 over the fair price · 2.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $673 This hospital $718 Cash price $1,770 Hospital's list price $3,540

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How this hospital compares to other IL hospitals

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

Cheapest $134 Priciest $718

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

A fair price for a CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) is about $673 (about 1.9× the $356 Medicare rate). Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center charges insurers about $718, or about $1,770 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Oak Lawn, IL.

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✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$718	201%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,277 - $2,549	358%
Aetnamajor	$941	264%
Cignamajor	$653	183%
Ambetter (Centene)	$540	152%
Molina	$540	152%
Oscar Health	$558	157%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$715 - $1,547

Excludes 2 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 (about 1,770), 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 Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center 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 Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center

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