CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast)

Facility: Erlanger Medical Center

Billing Code: 74176 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$233

about 1.0× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $221–$233

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$222

About the fair price

about $11 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $233 This hospital $222 Cash price $221 Hospital's list price $418

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How this hospital compares to other TN hospitals

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

Cheapest $76 Priciest $222

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

A fair price for a CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) is about $233 (about 1.0× the $244 Medicare rate). Erlanger Medical Center charges insurers about $222, or about $221 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Chattanooga, TN.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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	$67 - $524	27%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$171 - $3,382	70%
Aetnamajor	$72 - $2,071	30%
Cignamajor	$86 - $1,902	35%
Humanamajor	$106 - $500	43%
Ambetter (Centene)	$277 - $312	114%
Amerigroup	$72 - $884	30%
CareSource	$72 - $884	30%
Clover Health	$222 - $249	91%
Devoted Health	$96 - $259	39%
UPMC Health Plan	$222 - $249	91%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$88 - $3,170

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 221), 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 Erlanger 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 Erlanger Medical Center

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

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