CT abdomen without contrast cost in El Paso, TX
In El Paso, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the abdomen without contrast: from $111.01 to $437.35, with a median of $274.18. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center Surgical Hospital — $163.17 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $2,116.45 at 95 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 74150, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX SH CT ABDOMEN W/O CONTRAST | $111.01 | $555.06 | $75.28–$293.63 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX CT ABD W/O CONTRAST | $437.35 | $2,186.73 | $75.28–$1,202.70 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CT ABD W/O CONTRAST | $437.35 | $2,186.73 | $75.28–$1,202.70 | 80% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $111.01, median $274.18, highest $437.35 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $274.18. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This CT scan images the abdomen without contrast dye. It is used for belly pain, kidney stones and some follow-ups when contrast is not needed or not possible.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the scan. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately.
10 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 74150 ($1,105.50). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSH ABDOMEN W/O CONT | $75.39 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXWS ABDOMEN W/O CONT | $85.92 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXWS ABDOMEN W/O CONT | $85.92 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXNE ABDOMEN W/O CONT | $85.97 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXNE ABDOMEN W/O CONT | $85.97 | file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TXABDOMEN W/O CONT | $97.40 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXREN ABDOMEN W/O CONT | $100.78 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXES ABDOMEN W/O CONT | $100.78 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXES ABDOMEN W/O CONT | $100.78 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXREN ABDOMEN W/O CONT | $100.78 | file |