CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast)

Facility: Central Montana Medical Center

Billing Code: 74177 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$171

about 0.5× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $134–$883

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$144

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $27 under the fair price · 0.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $171 This hospital $144 Cash price $1,145 Hospital's list price $1,347

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How this hospital compares to other MT hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other MT hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $134 Priciest $465

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MT 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 (with contrast) is about $171 (about 0.5× the $356 Medicare rate). Central Montana Medical Center charges insurers about $144, or about $1,145 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Lewistown, MT.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Humana AetnaCignaKaiser 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	$2,179	611%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$83 - $2,108	23%
Humanamajor	$83 - $1,265	23%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$141 - $4,240

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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 1,145), 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 Central Montana Medical Center 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

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Other Procedures at Central Montana Medical Center

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