CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast)

Facility: Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca

Billing Code: 74176 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$286

about 1.2× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $225–$456

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$225

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $61 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $286 This hospital $225 Cash price $573 Hospital's list price $2,867

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How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

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

Cheapest $69 Priciest $225

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NY hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) is about $286 (about 1.2× the $244 Medicare rate). Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca charges insurers about $225, or about $573 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Ithaca, NY.

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	$2,609	1070%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$298 - $2,234	122%
Aetnamajor	$298 - $2,199	122%
Cignamajor	$2,385	978%
Fidelis Care	$69	28%
Independent Health	$2,752	1129%
Molina	$69 - $156	28%
WellCare	$322	132%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$295 - $2,666

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 573), 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 Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca 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 Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca

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

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