CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast)

Facility: Lower Umpqua Hospital District

Billing Code: 74177 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$238

about 0.7× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $133–$2,454

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$133

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $105 under the fair price · 0.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $238 This hospital $133 Cash price $1,592 Hospital's list price $2,949

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How this hospital compares to other OR hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 OR hospitals compared.

Cheapest $127 Priciest $392

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OR 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 $238 (about 0.7× the $356 Medicare rate). Lower Umpqua Hospital District charges insurers about $133, or about $1,592 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Reedsport, OR.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Cigna AetnaHumanaKaiser 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	$70 - $5,104	20%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$142 - $5,444	40%
Cignamajor	$133 - $4,764	37%
Health Net	$82 - $5,331	23%

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 1,592), 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 Lower Umpqua Hospital District 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 Lower Umpqua Hospital District

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