CT Scan of Abdomen and Pelvis Before and After Contrast Cost in Texas
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 406 Texas hospitals. CPT 74178. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $4,407
📉 Low $27.85
📈 High $42,904
🏥 406 hospitals
🏛️ 293 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $334
Hospital comparison — Texas
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 406 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Aetna | UHC | Cigna | Centene | Humana | MultiPlan | Molina |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOCONA GENERAL HOSPITAL NOCONA |
$27.85 | — | — | $300 | $1,716 | — | $1,609 | $1,888 | — |
| GOODALL-WITCHER HEALTHCARE CLIFTON |
$41.30 | $41.25 | — | $43.96 | — | — | — | $51.92 | — |
| LAMB HEALTHCARE CENTER LITTLEFIELD |
$120 | $246 | $162 | — | $195 | $356 | $225 | — | — |
| DALLAM HARTLEY COUNTIES HOSPITAL DISTRICT DALHART |
$172 | $91.85 | — | $1.00 | $156 | — | — | — | — |
| NACOGDOCHES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NACOGDOCHES |
$213 | $391 | $569 | $391 | — | — | $356 | $569 | $374 |
| LAS PALMAS DEL SOL EMERGENCY CENTER WEST EL PASO |
$216 | $1,199 | $378 | $59.40 | $23.33 | $12.96 | $438 | $140 | $385 |
| DEL SOL MEDICAL CENTER EL PASO |
$216 | $1,199 | $378 | $59.40 | $23.33 | $12.96 | $438 | $140 | $385 |
| ASPIRE HOSPITAL CONROE |
$250 | $1,502 | $1,502 | — | $1,092 | — | $2,730 | — | — |
| GUADALUPE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SEGUIN |
$270 | $1,365 | $318 | $390 | $468 | $318 | $442 | — | — |
| UT HEALTH QUITMAN QUITMAN |
$322 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UT HEALTH PITTSBURG PITTSBURG |
$338 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DALLAS MEDICAL CENTER DALLAS |
$348 | $349 | $349 | $349 | $349 | $349 | $349 | — | $366 |
| HARLINGEN MEDICAL CENTER HARLINGEN |
$348 | $349 | $349 | $349 | $349 | $349 | $349 | — | $366 |
| DALLAS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MESQUITE |
$348 | $338 | $349 | $349 | $349 | $349 | — | $366 | $366 |
| MISSION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MISSION |
$348 | $349 | $349 | $349 | $349 | $349 | — | — | $366 |
| KNAPP MEDICAL CENTER WESLACO |
$348 | $349 | — | $349 | $349 | $349 | — | $366 | $366 |
| CHAMBERS HEALTH ANAHUAC |
$382 | $153 | $248 | — | $248 | — | — | — | — |
| UTMB ANGLETON-DANBURY MEDICAL CENTER GALVESTON |
$419 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UT HEALTH NORTH CAMPUS TYLER TYLER |
$442 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HUNTSVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HUNTSVILLE |
$453 | $906 | $224 | $366 | $2,174 | $366 | $1,462 | $1,631 | $421 |
| COVENANT HEALTH EMERGENCY CENTER - MILWAUKEE AVE LUBBOCK |
$460 | $932 | $350 | $370 | — | $368 | — | — | — |
| COVENANT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LUBBOCK |
$460 | $932 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GRACE SURGICAL HOSPITAL LUBBOCK |
$500 | $340 | $350 | $370 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASCENSION SETON CEDAR PARK CEDAR PARK |
$685 | $253 | $1,345 | $253 | $1,610 | $333 | $492 | — | — |
| NORTH TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER GAINESVILLE |
$694 | $366 | $366 | $366 | $1,110 | — | $366 | $1,942 | $366 |
| MUENSTER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MUENSTER |
$750 | $700 | $750 | — | — | $650 | $377 | — | — |
| CHRISTUS ST. MARY OUTPATIENT MID-COUNTY PORT ARTHUR |
$769 | $358 | $358 | $253 | $858 | $358 | $358 | $1,476 | $358 |
| CHRISTUS SOUTHEAST TEXAS ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALTY CENTER SUITE 290 |
$769 | $358 | $358 | $253 | $858 | $358 | $358 | $1,476 | $358 |
| CHRISTUS HOSPITAL ORANGE ORANGE |
$769 | $358 | $358 | $253 | $858 | $358 | $358 | $1,476 | $358 |
| CHRISTUS WEST BEAUMONT BEAUMONT |
$769 | $358 | $358 | $253 | $858 | $358 | $358 | $1,476 | $358 |
| CHRISTUS SOUTHEAST TEXAS ST. ELIZABETH BEAUMONT |
$769 | $358 | $358 | $253 | $858 | $358 | $358 | $1,476 | $358 |
| EASTLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EASTLAND |
$782 | $1,063 | — | $969 | — | — | — | — | — |
| UVALDE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL UVALDE |
$795 | $95.00 | $34.00 | $34.00 | $95.00 | $34.00 | $34.00 | — | — |
| MEDICAL ARTS HOSPITAL LAMESA |
$881 | — | $594 | $594 | — | $464 | — | — | $594 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE SURGICAL HOSPITAL AT SHERMAN SHERMAN |
$900 | $350 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UT SOUTHWESTERN WILLIAM P. CLEMENTS, JR. UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DALLAS |
$916 | $96.62 | $86.38 | $75.11 | $267 | $94.03 | $96.62 | $207 | $75.11 |
| MIDCOAST MEDICAL CENTER CROCKETT CROCKETT |
$917 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UT HEALTH CARTHAGE CARTHAGE |
$946 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TYLER COUNTY HOSPITAL WOODVILLE |
$964 | $643 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M D ANDERSON CANCER CENTER HOUSTON |
$967 | $144 | $98.22 | $677 | $210 | — | $580 | $870 | — |
| MID COAST MEDICAL CLINIC PALACIOS PALACIOS |
$1,018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MID COAST MEDICAL CLINIC EL CAMPO EL CAMPO |
$1,018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MID COAST WELLCARE GANADO GRANADO |
$1,018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ANSON GENERAL HOSPITAL ANSON |
$1,077 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HARDEMAN COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL QUANAH |
$1,105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HANSFORD COUNTY HOSPITAL SPEARMAN |
$1,114 | $1,040 | — | — | $1,337 | — | — | — | — |
| LUBBOCK HEART HOSPITAL LUBBOCK |
$1,187 | $349 | $26.80 | $349 | — | $349 | $349 | $75.00 | — |
| PARIS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER DESHONG DRIVE PARIS |
$1,217 | — | — | $377 | — | — | $220 | — | — |
| BSA HARRINGTON CANCER CENTER AMARILLO |
$1,266 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BSA HOSPITAL AMARILLO |
$1,266 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UT HEALTH JACKSONVILLE JACKSONVILLE |
$1,286 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MULESHOE AREA MEDICAL CENTER MULESHOE |
$1,298 | $1,730 | $844 | $1,730 | — | $1,276 | — | — | — |
| JACKSON COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT EDNA |
$1,309 | $982 | $1,227 | $1,309 | $1,391 | — | $1,145 | — | — |
| EXALT HEALTH INPATIENT REHABILITATION HOSPITAL CONROE W. CONROE |
$1,314 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LIBERTY-DAYTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER LIBERTY |
$1,336 | $1,813 | $1,145 | $1,813 | $1,145 | — | $1,336 | — | — |
| TRUSTPOINT REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF LUBBOCK LUBBOCK |
$1,363 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SEMINOLE HOSPITAL DISTRICT SEMINOLE |
$1,436 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI ST JOSEPH HEALTH BURLESON HOSPITAL CALDWELL |
$1,489 | $485 | $2,128 | $471 | $731 | $2,715 | $850 | $7,234 | — |
| CHI ST JOSEPH HEALTH COLLEGE STATION HOSPITAL COLLEGE STATION |
$1,489 | $358 | $358 | $357 | $731 | $519 | $850 | $7,234 | — |
| CHI ST. JOSEPH HEALTH GRIMES HOSPITAL NAVASOTA |
$1,489 | $485 | $3,149 | $471 | $731 | $4,566 | $850 | $7,234 | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 74178, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $2,955 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $4,407 for this?
That is the median of what the 406 Texas hospitals above publish for Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis before and after contrast — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 74178 in Texas, Medicare reimburses about $334 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Texas range from $27.85 to $42,904 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 13.2x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does ct scan of abdomen and pelvis before and after contrast cost in Texas?
- Cash prices for ct scan of abdomen and pelvis before and after contrast (CPT 74178) in Texas range from $27.85 to $42,904, with a median of $4,407. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest ct scan of abdomen and pelvis before and after contrast in Texas?
- The cheapest Texas hospital published cash price for this procedure is $27.85. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Texas facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 74178 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.