CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast)

Facility: Reading Hospital

Billing Code: 74177 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$320
about 0.9× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $184–$404
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$246
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $74 under the fair price · 0.7× Medicare
Medicare pays $356 Fair price $320 This hospital $246 Cash price $3,979 Hospital's list price $5,684

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

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

Cheapest $216 Priciest $282

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA 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 $320 (about 0.9× the $356 Medicare rate). Reading Hospital charges insurers about $246, or about $3,979 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in West Reading, PA.

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 $241 - $2,748 68%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $169 - $1,994 47%
Aetnamajor $482 - $3,922 135%
Cignamajor $3,251 912%
AmeriHealth $246 69%
Geisinger $231 - $3,599 65%
Health Net $2,558 718%
HealthPartners $246 69%
UPMC Health Plan $212 - $3,070 59%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans $231 - $5,400
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 420 S 5Th Avenue, West Reading, PA 19611
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals