CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast)

Facility: Altru Hospital

Billing Code: 74176 (CPT)

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A fair price for this

$270

about 1.1× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $246–$328

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What this hospital charges insurers

$270

About the fair price

1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $270 This hospital $270 Cash price $2,408 Hospital's list price $3,948

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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 $140 Priciest $764

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 (no contrast) is about $270 (about 1.1× the $244 Medicare rate). Altru Hospital charges insurers about $270, or about $2,408 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Grand Forks, 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✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$430 - $477	176%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$91 - $438	37%
Aetnamajor	$244 - $439	100%
Medica	$65 - $192	27%
Sanford Health Plan	$285 - $382	117%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$488

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 2,408), 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 Altru Hospital 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 Altru Hospital

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