How much does CT abdomen & pelvis, with contrast cost in California?
CPT 74177 — 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.
74177 CT abdomen & pelvis, with contrast
Ask to pay
$714
About 2.0× what Medicare pays — most hospitals accept a self-pay rate in this range.
Typical
$3,244
Medicare $357
Ask $714
$51 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $44,564
What Medicare paysⓘ
$357
Typical price near you
$3,244
Cash / self-pay price
$3,727
Prices near you — 92 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventist Health Bakersfield (Bakersfield) lowest ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $51cash | 0.1× | — |
| Adventist Health Glendale (Glendale) ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $56cash | 0.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Eisenhower Medical Center (Rancho Mirage) | Hospital | $222cash | 0.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center (Inglewood) | Hospital | $446cash | 1.2× | — |
| Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (Torrance) | Hospital | $455negotiated | 1.3× | — |
| Los Angeles General Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $459negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ |
| UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center (Santa Monica) | Hospital | $474negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $490negotiated | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center (Pomona) | Hospital | $525cash | 1.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian (Newport Beach) | Hospital | $602negotiated | 1.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity St. Joseph's Medical Center (Stockton) | Hospital | $863cash | 2.4× | — |
| Natividad Medical Center (Salinas) | Hospital | $1,123cash | 3.1× | — |
| UCI Health – Placentia Linda (Placentia) | Hospital | $1,248cash | 3.5× | — |
| UCI Medical Center (Orange) | Hospital | $1,248cash | 3.5× | ★★★★★ |
| UCI Health – Fountain Valley (Fountain Valley) | Hospital | $1,248cash | 3.5× | — |
| UCI Health – Los Alamitos (Los Alamitos) | Hospital | $1,248cash | 3.5× | — |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center – Murrieta (Murrieta) | Hospital | $1,444cash | 4.0× | — |
| Adventist Health Simi Valley (Simi Valley) | Hospital | $1,446cash | 4.0× | — |
| Dignity St. Mary Medical Center (Long Beach) | Hospital | $1,706cash | 4.8× | — |
| Dignity California Hospital Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $1,724cash | 4.8× | — |
| John Muir Health Walnut Creek Medical Center (Walnut Creek) | Hospital | $1,987cash | 5.6× | ★★★★★ |
| John Muir Health Concord Medical Center (Concord) | Hospital | $1,987cash | 5.6× | — |
| Dignity Mercy General Hospital (Sacramento) | Hospital | $2,042cash | 5.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Green Hospital (La Jolla) | Hospital | $2,250cash | 6.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas (Encinitas) | Hospital | $2,250cash | 6.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista (Chula Vista) | Hospital | $2,250cash | 6.3× | — |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla (La Jolla) | Hospital | $2,250cash | 6.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego (San Diego) | Hospital | $2,250cash | 6.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence St. Jude Medical Center (Fullerton) | Hospital | $2,250cash | 6.3× | ★★★★★ |
| USC Arcadia Hospital (Arcadia) | Hospital | $2,292cash | 6.4× | — |
| Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center (Tarzana) | Hospital | $2,311cash | 6.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Mission Hospital (Mission Viejo) | Hospital | $2,328cash | 6.5× | ★★★★★ |
| UCSF Medical Center (San Francisco) | Hospital | $2,482cash | 6.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Adventist Health White Memorial (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $2,556cash | 7.2× | — |
| Dignity Mercy San Juan Medical Center (Carmichael) | Hospital | $2,567cash | 7.2× | — |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Torrance (Torrance) | Hospital | $2,703cash | 7.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence St. Joseph Hospital (Orange) | Hospital | $2,743cash | 7.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center (Mission Hills) | Hospital | $2,744cash | 7.7× | — |
| UC San Diego Health - Hillcrest & Jacobs Medical Center (San Diego) | Hospital | $2,798cash | 7.8× | — |
| Providence St. Mary Medical Center (Apple Valley) | Hospital | $2,810cash | 7.9× | — |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center (Burbank) | Hospital | $3,034cash | 8.5× | — |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center (Loma Linda) | Hospital | $3,180cash | 8.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity St. John's Regional Medical Center (Oxnard) | Hospital | $3,198cash | 9.0× | — |
| Dignity Bakersfield Memorial Hospital (Bakersfield) | Hospital | $3,199cash | 9.0× | — |
| UC Davis Medical Center (Sacramento) | Hospital | $3,234cash | 9.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity Glendale Memorial Hospital (Glendale) | Hospital | $3,253cash | 9.1× | — |
| Dignity St. Bernardine Medical Center (San Bernardino) | Hospital | $3,538cash | 9.9× | — |
| Highland Hospital – Alameda Health System (Oakland) | Hospital | $3,718cash | 10.4× | — |
| Dignity Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Northridge) | Hospital | $3,727cash | 10.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $4,004cash | 11.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center (Fontana) | Hospital | $4,004cash | 11.2× | — |
| Kaiser Permanente San Diego Zion Medical Center (San Diego) | Hospital | $4,004cash | 11.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Tri-City Medical Center (Oceanside) | Hospital | $4,184cash | 11.7× | — |
| Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center (Napa) | Hospital | $4,750cash | 13.3× | — |
| Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Medical Center (Sacramento) | Hospital | $4,754cash | 13.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical Center (Fresno) | Hospital | $4,754cash | 13.3× | — |
| Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center (San Francisco) | Hospital | $4,754cash | 13.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Sharp Grossmont Hospital (La Mesa) | Hospital | $4,994cash | 14.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center (Chula Vista) | Hospital | $4,994cash | 14.0× | — |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital (San Diego) | Hospital | $4,994cash | 14.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital (Coronado) | Hospital | $4,994cash | 14.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity Sequoia Hospital (Redwood City) | Hospital | $5,222cash | 14.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center (Visalia) | Hospital | $5,633cash | 15.8× | — |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley (Pleasanton) | Hospital | $5,716cash | 16.0× | — |
| Clovis Community Medical Center (Clovis) | Hospital | $5,760cash | 16.1× | — |
| Community Regional Medical Center (Fresno) | Hospital | $5,760cash | 16.1× | — |
| Dignity Mercy Medical Center Redding (Redding) | Hospital | $5,942cash | 16.6× | — |
| UCI Health – Lakewood (Lakewood) | Hospital | $5,974cash | 16.7× | — |
| Rady Children's Hospital (San Diego) | Hospital | $6,248cash | 17.5× | — |
| Stanford Health Care (Stanford) | Hospital | $6,879cash | 19.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital (Santa Rosa) | Hospital | $8,121cash | 22.7× | — |
| Sutter Alta Bates Summit Medical Center (Oakland) | Hospital | $8,287cash | 23.2× | — |
| Sutter Mills-Peninsula Medical Center (Burlingame) | Hospital | $8,287cash | 23.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Sutter Eden Medical Center (Castro Valley) | Hospital | $8,287cash | 23.2× | — |
| Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital (Santa Rosa) | Hospital | $8,287cash | 23.2× | — |
| Sutter Medical Center Sacramento (Sacramento) | Hospital | $8,287cash | 23.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Sutter Memorial Medical Center (Modesto) | Hospital | $8,287cash | 23.2× | — |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center (Roseville) | Hospital | $8,287cash | 23.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Sutter CPMC Van Ness Campus (San Francisco) | Hospital | $8,287cash | 23.2× | — |
| Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford (Palo Alto) | Hospital | $8,456cash | 23.7× | — |
| Dignity Dominican Hospital (Santa Cruz) | Hospital | $8,879cash | 24.9× | — |
| MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center (Fountain Valley) | Hospital | $10,055cash | 28.2× | — |
| MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center (Laguna Hills) | Hospital | $10,055cash | 28.2× | ★★★★★ |
| MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center (Long Beach) | Hospital | $10,055cash | 28.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Keck Hospital of USC (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $10,460cash | 29.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Desert Regional Medical Center (Palm Springs) | Hospital | $10,646cash | 29.8× | — |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $11,088cash | 31.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Los Robles Health System (Thousand Oaks) | Hospital | $13,611cash | 38.1× | — |
| Riverside University Health System Medical Center (Moreno Valley) gross charge | Hospital | $13,969cash | 39.1× | — |
| JFK Memorial Hospital (Indio) gross charge | Hospital | $17,969cash | 50.3× | — |
| Riverside Community Hospital (Riverside) gross charge | Hospital | $26,037cash | 72.9× | — |
| Good Samaritan Hospital (San Jose) gross charge | Hospital | $44,564cash | 124.8× | — |
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. 6 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
💬 What to say — negotiation scripts
- For 74177 (CT abdomen & pelvis, with contrast), Medicare's benchmark rate is $357.13. A fair self-pay target for this line is $714.26. If I was charged more than that, please reduce it toward this benchmark.
- Your own published cash / self-pay price for 74177 is $3,726.89, and negotiated rates at nearby facilities run $2,094.01–$6,721.16. 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 74177 cost in California?
For CT abdomen & pelvis, with contrast (CPT 74177) in California, a fair self-pay price is around $3,244, with hospitals ranging from $2,094 to $6,721 across 92 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $357, 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, with contrast cost in California?
A fair self-pay price for CT abdomen & pelvis, with contrast (CPT 74177) in California is around $3,244, with hospital prices ranging from $2,094 to $6,721 across 92 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 74177?
Medicare pays about $357 for CT abdomen & pelvis, with contrast (CPT 74177). 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, with 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.