CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast)

Facility: Erlanger Medical Center

Billing Code: 74177 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$362

about 1.0× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $335–$393

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$334

About the fair price

about $28 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $362 This hospital $334 Cash price $341 Hospital's list price $645

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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 $119 Priciest $334

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 (with contrast) is about $362 (about 1.0× the $356 Medicare rate). Erlanger Medical Center charges insurers about $334, or about $341 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	$70 - $859	20%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$286 - $3,662	80%
Aetnamajor	$72 - $2,243	20%
Cignamajor	$90 - $2,060	25%
Humanamajor	$111 - $500	31%
Ambetter (Centene)	$410 - $540	115%
Amerigroup	$75 - $957	21%
CareSource	$75 - $1,081	21%
Clover Health	$328 - $432	92%
Devoted Health	$100 - $449	28%
UPMC Health Plan	$328 - $432	92%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$92 - $3,433

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 341), 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 Erlanger Medical Center 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 Erlanger Medical Center

Compare: CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) at other TN hospitals

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