Scans and imaging CPT 74160 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

CT abdomen with contrast cost in Bangor, ME — inpatient

In Bangor, ME, 2 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the abdomen with contrast as an inpatient: from $1,695.60 to $2,115.61, with a median of $1,905.61. The lowest listed price is at Millinocket Regional Hospital — $210.01 less than the median here. Across Maine, the median is $1,360.05 at 16 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 74160, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$1,695.60Millinocket Regional Hospital
Median$1,905.61half pay less
Highest$2,115.61in this market
Difference1.2×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Bangor, ME.

median
Lowest $1,695.60Highest $2,115.61
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Millinocket Regional Hospital lowest Millinocket, ME · (207) 723-5161 CT ABD W/CONTR $1,695.60 $1,884.00 $812.38–$1,805.97 10% —
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Penobscot Valley Hospital Lincoln, ME · (207) 794-3321 CT SCAN ABD W/CON $2,115.61 $2,644.51 $209.86–$2,538.73 20% —
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Millinocket Regional Hospital both sides Millinocket, ME · (207) 723-5161 CT BI-PHASIC LIVER W/CONTRAST $1,695.60 $1,884.00 $812.38–$1,805.97 10% —
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Inpatient: lowest $1,695.60, median $1,905.61, highest $2,115.61 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

Both sides : lowest $1,695.60, median $1,695.60, highest $1,695.60.

The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,905.61 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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 after contrast dye is given through a vein. It shows organs such as the liver, pancreas and kidneys in detail.

What the price covers

The price usually covers the scan and the contrast dye. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately.