CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast)

Facility: Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc

Billing Code: 74176 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$221

about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $218–$263

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$224

About the fair price

about $3 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $221 This hospital $224 Cash price $1,172 Hospital's list price $2,931

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How this hospital compares to other KS hospitals

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

Cheapest $81 Priciest $224

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 KS 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 $221 (about 0.9× the $244 Medicare rate). Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc charges insurers about $224, or about $1,172 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Manhattan, KS.

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	$61 - $626	25%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$520 - $548	213%
Aetnamajor	$63 - $206	26%
Humanamajor	$224 - $226	92%
Ambetter (Centene)	$380	156%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$111 - $313

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

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 1,172), 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 Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc 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 Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc

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