CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast)

Facility: Tj Health Columbia

Billing Code: 74176 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$273

about 1.1× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $153–$373

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$227

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $46 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $273 This hospital $227 Cash price $2,559 Hospital's list price $3,937

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How this hospital compares to other KY hospitals

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

Cheapest $97 Priciest $227

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 KY 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 $273 (about 1.1× the $244 Medicare rate). Tj Health Columbia charges insurers about $227, or about $2,559 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Columbia, KY.

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	$1,575	646%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$189 - $3,937	78%
Aetnamajor	$189	78%
Humanamajor	$189 - $224	78%
CareSource	$336	138%
Devoted Health	$235	96%
Molina	$195 - $336	80%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$226 - $2,165

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 2,559), 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 Tj Health Columbia 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 Tj Health Columbia

Compare: CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) at other KY hospitals

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