CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast)
Facility: Valley Medical Center
Billing Code: 74177 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $1,063 compared to the $894 fair price benchmark.
2-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.19× fair market pricing.
Highest price of the 9 WA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) is about $894 (about 2.5× the $356 Medicare rate). Valley Medical Center charges insurers about $1,063, or about $2,603 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Renton, WA.
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 $894. 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.
6 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 | $405 - $1,356 | 114% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $405 - $1,290 | 114% |
| Aetnamajor | $409 - $1,236 | 115% |
| Cignamajor | $1,148 | 322% |
| Humanamajor | $405 - $413 | 114% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $1,479 | 415% |
| Health Net | $1,063 | 298% |
| Moda Health | $1,063 | 298% |
| Molina | $689 | 193% |
| + 30 smaller / regional plans | $405 - $1,063 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Valley Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) at other WA hospitals
- Prosser Memorial Hospital · Prosser $97
- Jefferson Healthcare · Port Townsend $117
- Lake Chelan Community Hospital · Chelan $120
- Skyline Hospital · White Salmon $146
- Lincoln Hospital · Davenport $153
- Seattle Children's Hospital · Seattle $195
- Island Hospital · Anacortes $244
- Skagit Valley Hospital · Mount Vernon $375
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Valley Medical Center (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $1,350
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 = $1,350).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($2,603) Beats Your Bill
Valley Medical Center's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $2,603 (vs. $1,063 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $894 Fair BaseRate ($356 Medicare)
Your bill ($3,719) is $2,825 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($894) and 10.4× 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.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
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.