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CT Scan of Abdomen and Pelvis without Contrast Cost in California
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 229 California hospitals. CPT 74176. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $2,896
📉 Low $1.00
📈 High $31,817
🏥 229 hospitals
🏛️ 175 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $206
Hospital comparison — California
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 229 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Aetna | Health Net | Kaiser | UHC | Cigna | MultiPlan | Humana |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIBRA HOSPITAL OF SACRAMENTO FOLSOM |
$1.00 | — | — | — | $1.00 | — | — | — | — |
| EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER RANCHO MIRAGE |
$75.95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONTRA COSTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MATRINEZ |
$90.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COLORADO RIVER MEDICAL CENTER NEEDLES |
$111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OROVILLE HOSPITAL OROVILLE |
$159 | $308 | $233 | $254 | — | $233 | $254 | $254 | — |
| SAINT AGNES MEDICAL CENTER FRESNO |
$207 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIH HEALTH DOWNEY HOSPITAL BROOKSHIRE AVE DOWNEY |
$294 | $545 | — | $103 | $233 | $8,268 | — | — | — |
| SHASTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER REDDING |
$305 | $305 | $390 | $305 | — | $648 | — | — | — |
| HUNTINGTON BEACH HOSPITAL HUNTINGTON BEACH |
$305 | $305 | — | $108 | — | — | — | — | — |
| DESERT VALLEY HOSPITAL VICTORVILLE |
$305 | $101 | $305 | $108 | — | $305 | — | — | — |
| ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER LYNWOOD |
$305 | $106 | $458 | $101 | $101 | $305 | — | $390 | — |
| SHERMAN OAKS HOSPITAL SHERMAN OAKS |
$305 | $101 | $390 | $101 | — | — | — | $355 | — |
| ENCINO HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER ENCINO |
$305 | $101 | $390 | $101 | — | — | — | $390 | — |
| GARDEN GROVE HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER GARDEN GROVE |
$305 | $305 | $390 | $108 | — | — | — | — | — |
| CENTINELA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER INGLEWOOD |
$305 | $101 | $390 | $101 | — | — | — | $402 | — |
| CHINO VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER CHINO |
$305 | $101 | $390 | $108 | — | — | — | — | — |
| MONTCLAIR HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER MONTCLAIR |
$305 | $101 | — | $108 | — | — | — | — | — |
| PARADISE VALLEY HOSPITAL NATIONAL CITY |
$305 | $305 | $101 | $108 | — | $101 | — | — | — |
| SAN DIMAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SAN DIMAS |
$305 | $101 | $390 | $108 | — | $305 | — | — | — |
| WEST ANAHEIM MEDICAL CENTER ANAHEIM |
$305 | $305 | $390 | $108 | — | — | — | — | — |
| LA PALMA INTERCOMMUNITY HOSPITAL LA PALMA |
$305 | $101 | $390 | $108 | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIH HEALTH WHITTIER HOSPITAL WASHINGTON BLVD WHITTIER |
$321 | $749 | $2,300 | — | — | $2,098 | — | — | $283 |
| HEALDSBURG DISTRICT HOSPITAL HEALDSBURG |
$400 | $467 | $414 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRESNO SURGICAL HOSPITAL FRESNO |
$417 | — | $194 | — | — | — | — | — | $313 |
| BALLARD REHABILITATION HOSPITAL SAN BERNARDINO |
$451 | $77.00 | — | $451 | $451 | $451 | — | — | — |
| KERN MEDICAL CENTER BAKERSFIELD |
$461 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KAWEAH HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER W MINERAL KING AVE VISALIA |
$482 | $100 | $654 | $89.20 | — | $100 | $90.00 | — | $115 |
| GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL-BAKERSFIELD BAKERSFIELD |
$488 | $50.00 | $60.00 | $305 | — | $80.00 | — | — | — |
| JEROLD PHELPS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GARBERVILLE |
$517 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER POMONA |
$525 | $875 | $1,147 | — | — | — | $1,205 | — | — |
| COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF SAN BERNARDINO SAN BERNARDINO |
$526 | $307 | $273 | $264 | $174 | $307 | $891 | $1,075 | $307 |
| ANAHEIM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ANAHEIM |
$545 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EASTERN PLUMAS HOSPITAL-LOYALTON CAMPUS ST AVENUE POROLA |
$582 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| O'CONNOR HOSPITAL SAN JOSE |
$720 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SANTA CLARA VALLEY HEALTHCARE SAN JOSE |
$720 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. LOUISE REGIONAL HOSPITAL GILROY |
$720 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER SAN JOSE |
$720 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UCI HEALTH - PLACENTIA LINDA PLACENTIA |
$841 | $322 | $307 | $313 | $353 | — | — | — | — |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE MEDICAL CENTER ORANGE |
$841 | $322 | $307 | $313 | $353 | — | — | — | — |
| UCI HEALTH - FOUNTAIN VALLEY FOUNTAIN VALLEY |
$841 | $322 | $307 | $313 | $353 | — | — | — | — |
| UCI HEALTH - LOS ALAMITOS LOS ALAMITOS |
$841 | $322 | $307 | $313 | $353 | — | — | — | — |
| SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY REHABILITATION HOSPITAL FRESNO |
$881 | — | — | $881 | $881 | $881 | — | — | — |
| ST. MARY MEDICAL CENTER BOX 887 |
$1,143 | $307 | $674 | $232 | $261 | $313 | $307 | $539 | $307 |
| CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER - LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES |
$1,155 | $307 | $307 | $236 | $261 | $307 | $1,570 | $1,882 | — |
| MERCY GENERAL HOSPITAL SACRAMENTO |
$1,368 | $318 | $318 | $404 | $318 | $174 | $3,925 | $5,021 | $318 |
| SCRIPPS GREEN HOSPITAL LA JOLLA |
$1,457 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LA JOLLA LA JOLLA |
$1,457 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL SAN DIEGO |
$1,457 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ENCINITAS ENCINITAS |
$1,457 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL CHULA VISTA CHULA VISTA |
$1,457 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HARBOR-UCLA MEDICAL CENTER TORRANCE |
$1,480 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RANCHO LOS AMIGOS NATIONAL REHAB CENTER DOWNEY |
$1,480 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LOS ANGELES GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER LOS ANGELES |
$1,480 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OLIVE VIEW-UCLA MEDICAL CENTER SYLMAR |
$1,480 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAN GORGONIO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BANNING |
$1,498 | $15.30 | $53.40 | $305 | $305 | $75.00 | $38.90 | — | — |
| RIDGECREST REGIONAL HOSPITAL RIDGECREST |
$1,670 | — | $85.00 | — | — | $82.50 | $72.00 | — | — |
| EAST CAMPUS MEDICAL CENTER AT UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH SAN DIEGO |
$1,702 | $174 | $371 | $235 | $2,074 | $371 | $371 | $2,383 | $371 |
| PALOMAR MEDICAL CENTER ESCONDIDO ESCONDIDO |
$1,710 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PALOMAR MEDICAL CENTER POWAY POWAY |
$1,710 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY SAN JUAN HOSPITAL CARMICHAEL |
$1,720 | $318 | $318 | $399 | $318 | $174 | $3,925 | $5,209 | $318 |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 74176, 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: $2,088 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
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That is the median of what the 229 California hospitals above publish for Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis without 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 74176 in California, Medicare reimburses about $206 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in California range from $1.00 to $31,817 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 14.1x 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 without contrast cost in California?
- Cash prices for ct scan of abdomen and pelvis without contrast (CPT 74176) in California range from $1.00 to $31,817, with a median of $2,896. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest ct scan of abdomen and pelvis without contrast in California?
- The cheapest California hospital published cash price for this procedure is $1.00. 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 California facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 74176 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.