CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast)

Facility: Foundation Surgical Hospital of San Antonio

Billing Code: 74177 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$528

about 1.5× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $363–$695

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$691

Above the fair price

about $163 over the fair price · 1.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $528 This hospital $691 Cash price $1,537 Hospital's list price $2,562

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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 $691

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 (with contrast) is about $528 (about 1.5× the $356 Medicare rate). Foundation Surgical Hospital of San Antonio charges insurers about $691, or about $1,537 in cash — above the fair price. Located in San Antonio, TX.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $528. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield UnitedHealthcareAetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$622 - $1,459	175%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$318 - $814

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 1,537), 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 Foundation Surgical Hospital of San Antonio 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

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