How much does CT abdomen & pelvis, without contrast cost in California?
CPT 74176 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for California.
Estimates only. Educational estimates from public Medicare
benchmarks and hospital-published prices — not a guarantee, and not legal, medical, or financial advice.
74176 CT abdomen & pelvis, without contrast
Ask to pay
$483
About 2.0× what Medicare pays — most hospitals accept a self-pay rate in this range.
Typical
$2,625
Medicare $242
Ask $483
$48 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $31,817
What Medicare paysⓘ
$242
Typical price near you
$2,625
Cash / self-pay price
$2,808
Prices near you — 92 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventist Health Bakersfield (Bakersfield) lowest ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $48cash | 0.2× | — |
| Eisenhower Medical Center (Rancho Mirage) | Hospital | $152cash | 0.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Natividad Medical Center (Salinas) | Hospital | $271cash | 1.1× | — |
| Los Angeles General Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $298negotiated | 1.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (Torrance) | Hospital | $298negotiated | 1.2× | — |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center (Inglewood) | Hospital | $305cash | 1.3× | — |
| UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center (Santa Monica) | Hospital | $322negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $324negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian (Newport Beach) | Hospital | $376negotiated | 1.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity St. Joseph's Medical Center (Stockton) | Hospital | $431cash | 1.8× | — |
| Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center (Pomona) | Hospital | $525cash | 2.2× | ★★★★★ |
| UCI Health – Los Alamitos (Los Alamitos) | Hospital | $841cash | 3.5× | — |
| UCI Health – Placentia Linda (Placentia) | Hospital | $841cash | 3.5× | — |
| UCI Health – Fountain Valley (Fountain Valley) | Hospital | $841cash | 3.5× | — |
| UCI Medical Center (Orange) | Hospital | $841cash | 3.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity St. Mary Medical Center (Long Beach) | Hospital | $1,143cash | 4.7× | — |
| Dignity California Hospital Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $1,155cash | 4.8× | — |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center – Murrieta (Murrieta) | Hospital | $1,193cash | 4.9× | — |
| Adventist Health Simi Valley (Simi Valley) | Hospital | $1,356cash | 5.6× | — |
| Adventist Health Glendale (Glendale) | Hospital | $1,360cash | 5.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity Mercy General Hospital (Sacramento) | Hospital | $1,368cash | 5.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas (Encinitas) | Hospital | $1,457cash | 6.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego (San Diego) | Hospital | $1,457cash | 6.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla (La Jolla) | Hospital | $1,457cash | 6.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Green Hospital (La Jolla) | Hospital | $1,457cash | 6.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista (Chula Vista) | Hospital | $1,457cash | 6.0× | — |
| UC San Diego Health - Hillcrest & Jacobs Medical Center (San Diego) | Hospital | $1,702cash | 7.0× | — |
| Dignity Mercy San Juan Medical Center (Carmichael) | Hospital | $1,720cash | 7.1× | — |
| John Muir Health Concord Medical Center (Concord) | Hospital | $1,739cash | 7.2× | — |
| John Muir Health Walnut Creek Medical Center (Walnut Creek) | Hospital | $1,739cash | 7.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence St. Jude Medical Center (Fullerton) | Hospital | $1,841cash | 7.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence St. Mary Medical Center (Apple Valley) | Hospital | $1,924cash | 8.0× | — |
| Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center (Tarzana) | Hospital | $1,939cash | 8.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center (Burbank) | Hospital | $1,948cash | 8.1× | — |
| USC Arcadia Hospital (Arcadia) | Hospital | $2,006cash | 8.3× | — |
| UCSF Medical Center (San Francisco) | Hospital | $2,041cash | 8.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Mission Hospital (Mission Viejo) | Hospital | $2,083cash | 8.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Adventist Health White Memorial (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $2,114cash | 8.7× | — |
| Dignity Bakersfield Memorial Hospital (Bakersfield) | Hospital | $2,143cash | 8.9× | — |
| Dignity Glendale Memorial Hospital (Glendale) | Hospital | $2,147cash | 8.9× | — |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center (Mission Hills) | Hospital | $2,238cash | 9.3× | — |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Torrance (Torrance) | Hospital | $2,299cash | 9.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity St. Bernardine Medical Center (San Bernardino) | Hospital | $2,371cash | 9.8× | — |
| Dignity Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Northridge) | Hospital | $2,501cash | 10.3× | ★★★★★ |
| UC Davis Medical Center (Sacramento) | Hospital | $2,625cash | 10.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence St. Joseph Hospital (Orange) | Hospital | $2,679cash | 11.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Tri-City Medical Center (Oceanside) | Hospital | $2,752cash | 11.4× | — |
| Kaiser Permanente San Diego Zion Medical Center (San Diego) | Hospital | $2,808cash | 11.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $2,808cash | 11.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center (Fontana) | Hospital | $2,808cash | 11.6× | — |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center (Loma Linda) | Hospital | $2,871cash | 11.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Highland Hospital – Alameda Health System (Oakland) | Hospital | $2,896cash | 12.0× | — |
| Dignity St. John's Regional Medical Center (Oxnard) | Hospital | $3,038cash | 12.6× | — |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center (Chula Vista) | Hospital | $3,480cash | 14.4× | — |
| Sharp Grossmont Hospital (La Mesa) | Hospital | $3,480cash | 14.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital (San Diego) | Hospital | $3,480cash | 14.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital (Coronado) | Hospital | $3,480cash | 14.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Clovis Community Medical Center (Clovis) | Hospital | $4,041cash | 16.7× | — |
| Community Regional Medical Center (Fresno) | Hospital | $4,041cash | 16.7× | — |
| Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center (San Francisco) | Hospital | $4,351cash | 18.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical Center (Fresno) | Hospital | $4,351cash | 18.0× | — |
| Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Medical Center (Sacramento) | Hospital | $4,351cash | 18.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley (Pleasanton) | Hospital | $4,355cash | 18.0× | — |
| Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center (Napa) | Hospital | $4,458cash | 18.4× | — |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center (Visalia) | Hospital | $4,571cash | 18.9× | — |
| Los Robles Health System (Thousand Oaks) | Hospital | $4,941cash | 20.4× | — |
| Dignity Sequoia Hospital (Redwood City) | Hospital | $4,961cash | 20.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Rady Children's Hospital (San Diego) | Hospital | $5,237cash | 21.7× | — |
| UCI Health – Lakewood (Lakewood) | Hospital | $5,244cash | 21.7× | — |
| Dignity Mercy Medical Center Redding (Redding) | Hospital | $5,526cash | 22.9× | — |
| Stanford Health Care (Stanford) | Hospital | $5,535cash | 22.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity Dominican Hospital (Santa Cruz) | Hospital | $5,949cash | 24.6× | — |
| Sutter Medical Center Sacramento (Sacramento) | Hospital | $6,374cash | 26.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Sutter Eden Medical Center (Castro Valley) | Hospital | $6,374cash | 26.4× | — |
| Sutter Alta Bates Summit Medical Center (Oakland) | Hospital | $6,374cash | 26.4× | — |
| Sutter Mills-Peninsula Medical Center (Burlingame) | Hospital | $6,374cash | 26.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Sutter Memorial Medical Center (Modesto) | Hospital | $6,374cash | 26.4× | — |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center (Roseville) | Hospital | $6,374cash | 26.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Sutter CPMC Van Ness Campus (San Francisco) | Hospital | $6,374cash | 26.4× | — |
| Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital (Santa Rosa) | Hospital | $6,374cash | 26.4× | — |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital (Santa Rosa) | Hospital | $7,524cash | 31.1× | — |
| Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford (Palo Alto) | Hospital | $7,687cash | 31.8× | — |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $8,558cash | 35.4× | ★★★★★ |
| MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center (Laguna Hills) | Hospital | $8,937cash | 37.0× | ★★★★★ |
| MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center (Long Beach) | Hospital | $8,937cash | 37.0× | ★★★★★ |
| MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center (Fountain Valley) | Hospital | $8,937cash | 37.0× | — |
| Desert Regional Medical Center (Palm Springs) | Hospital | $9,041cash | 37.4× | — |
| Keck Hospital of USC (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $9,068cash | 37.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Riverside University Health System Medical Center (Moreno Valley) gross charge | Hospital | $11,837cash | 49.0× | — |
| JFK Memorial Hospital (Indio) gross charge | Hospital | $16,245cash | 67.2× | — |
| Riverside Community Hospital (Riverside) gross charge | Hospital | $22,351cash | 92.5× | — |
| Good Samaritan Hospital (San Jose) gross charge | Hospital | $31,817cash | 131.6× | — |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges. 5 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
💬 What to say — negotiation scripts
- For 74176 (CT abdomen & pelvis, without contrast), Medicare's benchmark rate is $241.72. A fair self-pay target for this line is $483.44. If I was charged more than that, please reduce it toward this benchmark.
- Your own published cash / self-pay price for 74176 is $2,808.00, and negotiated rates at nearby facilities run $1,456.80–$5,455.83. Please apply a rate in that range to my bill rather than the gross charge.
- Please send a fully itemized bill listing every CPT/HCPCS/DRG code and its individual charge, so I can review each line against published rates.
- Separately, what is your financial assistance / charity care policy, and am I eligible? Please send me the application and the income thresholds.
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What should 74176 cost in California?
For CT abdomen & pelvis, without contrast (CPT 74176) in California, a fair self-pay price is around $2,625, with hospitals ranging from $1,457 to $5,456 across 92 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $242, the floor to negotiate toward. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does CT abdomen & pelvis, without contrast cost in California?
A fair self-pay price for CT abdomen & pelvis, without contrast (CPT 74176) in California is around $2,625, with hospital prices ranging from $1,457 to $5,456 across 92 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 74176?
Medicare pays about $242 for CT abdomen & pelvis, without contrast (CPT 74176). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of CT abdomen & pelvis, without contrast?
Yes. Under the federal Hospital Price Transparency rule hospitals must publish these rates, so you can ask to pay the cash or negotiated rate instead of the gross charge. Paste your bill on the home page for a ready-to-send appeal letter and the exact numbers to cite.
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.