CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast)

Facility: Christus Southeast Texas- St Elizabeth

Billing Code: 74176 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$293

about 1.2× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $221–$337

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$309

About the fair price

about $16 over the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $293 This hospital $309 Cash price $598 Hospital's list price $1,811

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How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

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

Cheapest $83 Priciest $309

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

A fair price for a CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) is about $293 (about 1.2× the $244 Medicare rate). Christus Southeast Texas- St Elizabeth charges insurers about $309, or about $598 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Beaumont, TX.

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	$190 - $1,221	78%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$242 - $1,410	99%
Aetnamajor	$242 - $940	99%
Cignamajor	$858 - $1,098	352%
Humanamajor	$242 - $1,187	99%
Amerigroup	$261 - $309	107%
Cigna HealthSpring	$121	50%
Devoted Health	$261	107%
Health Net	$1,087 - $1,539	446%
Healthcare Highways	$988	405%
Molina	$242 - $309	99%
WellCare	$242	99%
+ 19 smaller / regional plans	$242 - $1,996

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Military & VA.

Excludes 6 rental-network / third-party entries (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 598), 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 Christus Southeast Texas- St Elizabeth 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 Christus Southeast Texas- St Elizabeth

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

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