CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast)

Facility: CHI St Alexius Health

Billing Code: 74177 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$669

about 1.9× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $422–$731

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$618

About the fair price

about $51 under the fair price · 1.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $669 This hospital $618 Cash price $2,037 Hospital's list price $3,995

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How this hospital compares to other ND hospitals

On the higher side — 6 of 8 other ND hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $234 Priciest $1,112

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 ND 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 $669 (about 1.9× the $356 Medicare rate). CHI St Alexius Health charges insurers about $618, or about $2,037 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Bismarck, ND.

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	$357 - $530	100%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$364	102%
Humanamajor	$357	100%
HealthPartners	$2,996	841%
Medica	$357 - $2,956	100%
Sanford Health Plan	$618	173%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$375

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 2,037), 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 CHI St Alexius Health 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 CHI St Alexius Health

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