CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast)

Facility: Christian Hospital Northeast

Billing Code: 74176 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$248

about 1.0× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $247–$439

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$251

About the fair price

about $3 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $248 This hospital $251 Cash price $1,744 Hospital's list price $2,907

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How this hospital compares to other MO hospitals

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

Cheapest $89 Priciest $251

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MO 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 $248 (about 1.0× the $244 Medicare rate). Christian Hospital Northeast charges insurers about $251, or about $1,744 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Saint Louis, MO.

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	$239 - $2,160	98%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$225 - $2,529	92%
Aetnamajor	$239 - $2,180	98%
Cignamajor	$597 - $2,326	245%
Humanamajor	$239 - $2,807	98%
Devoted Health	$251	103%
HealthLink	$1,410 - $2,195	578%
Medica	$251 - $2,326	103%
Priority Health	$916	376%
UniCare	$1,890 - $2,195	775%
+ 19 smaller / regional plans	$239 - $2,180

Excludes 6 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 1,744), 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 Christian Hospital Northeast 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 Christian Hospital Northeast

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