CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast)
Facility: Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
Billing Code: 74177 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $365 compared to the $319 fair price benchmark.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.14× fair market pricing.
On the higher side — 6 of 8 other VT hospitals charge less.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 VT hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
Note: 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 $319 (about 0.9× the $356 Medicare rate). Southwestern Vermont Medical Center charges insurers about $365, or about $3,387 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Bennington, VT.
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
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 | $78 - $365 | 22% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $365 | 102% |
| Aetnamajor | $365 | 102% |
| Cignamajor | $365 | 102% |
| Humanamajor | $365 | 102% |
| CDPHP | $146 - $365 | 41% |
| Fidelis Care | $365 - $383 | 102% |
| MVP Health Care | $65 - $365 | 18% |
| WellCare | $365 | 102% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $365 |
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Other Procedures at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) at other VT hospitals
- North Country Hospital and Health Center · Newport $92
- Porter Hospital Inc · Middlebury $93
- Gifford Medical Center · Randolph $109
- Central Vermont Medical Center · Barre $198
- Brattleboro Memorial Hospital · Brattleboro $286
- Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care · Burlington $316
- Grace Cottage Hospital · Townshend $1,587
- Copley Hospital · Morrisville $1,741
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $1,757
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $1,757).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($3,387) Beats Your Bill
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $3,387 (vs. $365 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $319 Fair BaseRate ($356 Medicare)
Your bill ($4,839) is $4,520 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($319) and 13.6× the $356 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.