CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast)

Facility: Carlsbad Medical Center

Billing Code: 74176 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$322

about 1.3× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $253–$346

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$316

About the fair price

about $6 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $322 This hospital $316 Cash price $1,769 Hospital's list price $11,791

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How this hospital compares to other NM hospitals

Highest price of the 9 NM hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

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 $322 (about 1.3× the $244 Medicare rate). Carlsbad Medical Center charges insurers about $316, or about $1,769 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Carlsbad, 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✓ 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	$254 - $6,072	104%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$230 - $10,645	94%
Aetnamajor	$9,904	4063%
Cignamajor	$2,655 - $9,881	1089%
Devoted Health	$261	107%
Molina	$249 - $691	102%
Presbyterian	$249 - $8,521	102%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans	$261 - $10,966

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 5 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 1,769), 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 Carlsbad Medical Center 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 Carlsbad Medical Center

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