CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast)

Facility: Holy Cross Hospital - Salt Lake

Billing Code: 74177 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$424

about 1.2× the $356 Medicare rate · typically $348–$561

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$352

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $72 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $356 Fair price $424 This hospital $352 Cash price $2,724 Hospital's list price $6,809

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How this hospital compares to other UT hospitals

A typical price — 0 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 UT hospitals compared.

Cheapest $215 Priciest $352

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 UT 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 $424 (about 1.2× the $356 Medicare rate). Holy Cross Hospital - Salt Lake charges insurers about $352, or about $2,724 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Salt Lake City, UT.

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	$480	135%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$366 - $4,086	103%
Aetnamajor	$3,008 - $5,754	844%
Cignamajor	$243 - $5,448	68%
Humanamajor	$195	55%
Molina	$459 - $2,924	129%
SelectHealth	$4,506	1264%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$170 - $6,809

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 2,724), 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 Holy Cross Hospital - Salt Lake 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 Holy Cross Hospital - Salt Lake

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

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