CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast)

Facility: UNM Hospital

Billing Code: 74176 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$237

about 1.0× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $225–$297

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$235

About the fair price

about $2 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $237 This hospital $235 Cash price $853 Hospital's list price $1,550

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How this hospital compares to other NM hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other NM hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $234 Priciest $316

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NM 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 $237 (about 1.0× the $244 Medicare rate). UNM Hospital charges insurers about $235, or about $853 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Albuquerque, NM.

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✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$235 - $1,257	96%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$179 - $235	73%
Aetnamajor	$235	96%
Humanamajor	$212	87%
Devoted Health	$282	116%
Molina	$576	236%
Presbyterian	$470	193%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans	$235 - $576

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 853), 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 UNM 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 UNM Hospital

Compare: CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) at other NM hospitals

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