CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast)

Facility: Children's Specialized Hospital

Billing Code: 74177 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$368

about 1.0× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $212–$1,047

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$151

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $217 under the fair price · 0.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $368 This hospital $151 Cash price $2,084 Hospital's list price $4,167

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 NJ hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

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 $368 (about 1.0× the $356 Medicare rate). Children's Specialized Hospital charges insurers about $151, or about $2,084 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in New Brunswick, 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	$3,282	921%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$151 - $4,084	42%
Aetnamajor	$3,186 - $3,209	894%
Cignamajor	$2,510	704%
AmeriHealth	$3,157	886%
Fidelis Care	$3,186	894%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$2,834 - $3,250

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 2,084), 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 Children's Specialized Hospital 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 Children's Specialized Hospital

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