CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast)

Facility: St Joseph Medical Center

Billing Code: 74176 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$544
about 2.2× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $365–$605
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$586
About the fair price
about $42 over the fair price · 2.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $244 Fair price $544 This hospital $586 Cash price $3,400 Hospital's list price $10,266

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How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 WA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $92 Priciest $586

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WA 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 (no contrast) is about $544 (about 2.2× the $244 Medicare rate). St Joseph Medical Center charges insurers about $586, or about $3,400 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Tacoma, WA.

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

✓ 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 $277 - $910 114%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $282 - $820 116%
Aetnamajor $282 - $7,392 116%
Cignamajor $519 213%
Humanamajor $293 120%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $274 - $699 112%
Amerigroup $299 123%
Molina $296 - $526 121%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans $274 - $2,099
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1717 South J Street, Tacoma, WA 98405
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Church
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals