CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast)

Facility: St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc

Billing Code: 74177 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$406

about 1.1× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $316–$516

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$342

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $64 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $406 This hospital $342 Cash price $3,716 Hospital's list price $3,716

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

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

Cheapest $151 Priciest $407

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NJ 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 $406 (about 1.1× the $356 Medicare rate). St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc charges insurers about $342, or about $3,716 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Paterson, NJ.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$68 - $660	19%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$91 - $1,180	26%
Aetnamajor	$91 - $846	26%
Cignamajor	$3,716	1043%
Ambetter (Centene)	$91 - $622	26%
AmeriHealth	$91 - $2,366	26%
Clover Health	$91 - $414	26%
Fidelis Care	$68 - $744	19%
Health Net	$3,344	938%
MagnaCare	$2,601	730%
Oscar Health	$3,500	982%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$91 - $553

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 3,716), 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 St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc 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 St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc

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

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