CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast)

Facility: West Carroll Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 74177 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$779

about 2.2× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $249–$1,864

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$639

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $140 under the fair price · 1.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $779 This hospital $639 Hospital's list price $1,271

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How this hospital compares to other LA hospitals

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

Cheapest $146 Priciest $639

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

A fair price for a CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) is about $779 (about 2.2× the $356 Medicare rate). West Carroll Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $639 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Oak Grove, LA.

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	$144 - $1,271	40%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,271	357%
Aetnamajor	$254 - $757	71%
Cignamajor	$1,017	285%
Humanamajor	$1,271	357%
Ambetter (Centene)	$400	112%
AmeriHealth	$613	172%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$254 - $1,271

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, 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 West Carroll Memorial Hospital 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 West Carroll Memorial Hospital

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