CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast)

Facility: University of Ks Hlth System Great Bend Campus

Billing Code: 74177 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$350

about 1.0× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $316–$454

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$344

About the fair price

about $6 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $350 This hospital $344 Cash price $505 Hospital's list price $2,524

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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 $151 Priciest $344

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

A fair price for a CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) is about $350 (about 1.0× the $356 Medicare rate). University of Ks Hlth System Great Bend Campus charges insurers about $344, or about $505 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Great Bend, KS.

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	$326	91%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$335	94%
Aetnamajor	$1,060 - $1,514	297%
Cignamajor	$1,514 - $2,019	425%
Humanamajor	$344	97%
Ambetter (Centene)	$472	132%
+ 14 smaller / regional plans	$326 - $1,767

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

Excludes 3 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 505), 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 Ks Hlth System Great Bend Campus 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 Ks Hlth System Great Bend Campus

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