CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast)

Facility: Sparrow Ionia Hospital

Billing Code: 74177 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$424

about 1.2× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $256–$763

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$356

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $68 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $424 This hospital $356 Cash price $660 Hospital's list price $2,556

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How this hospital compares to other MI hospitals

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

Cheapest $118 Priciest $356

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

A fair price for a CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) is about $424 (about 1.2× the $356 Medicare rate). Sparrow Ionia Hospital charges insurers about $356, or about $660 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Ionia, MI.

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	$3,788	1063%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$137 - $3,951	38%
Aetnamajor	$374 - $3,704	105%
Cignamajor	$3,912	1098%
Humanamajor	$1,296 - $4,001	364%
Priority Health	$356	100%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$1,235 - $4,401

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 660), 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 Sparrow Ionia 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 Sparrow Ionia Hospital

Compare: CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) at other MI hospitals

McLaren Bay Region · Bay City $118
McLaren Central Michigan · Mount Pleasant $118
McLaren Northern Michigan · Petoskey $118
McLaren Flint · Flint $118
McLaren Greater Lansing · Lansing $118
McLaren Lapeer Region · Lapeer $118
McLaren Oakland · Pontiac $118
McLaren Port Huron · Port Huron $118

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