CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast)

Facility: Shriners Hospitals for Children

Billing Code: 74177 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$476

about 1.3× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $260–$845

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$426

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $50 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $476 This hospital $426 Cash price $2,942 Hospital's list price $2,942

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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 $131 Priciest $426

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 TX 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 $476 (about 1.3× the $356 Medicare rate). Shriners Hospitals for Children charges insurers about $426, or about $2,942 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Galveston, TX.

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	$382	107%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$401 - $733	113%
Aetnamajor	$426	120%
Cignamajor	$306	86%
Ambetter (Centene)	$206	58%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$491 - $714

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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 2,942), 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 Shriners Hospitals for Children 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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