Scans and imaging CPT 74160 Outpatient

CT abdomen with contrast cost in Bozeman, MT

In Bozeman, MT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the abdomen with contrast: from $1,799.20 to $2,725.60, with a median of $2,262.40. The lowest listed price is at Deaconess Regional Medical Center — $463.20 less than the median here. Across Montana, the median is $1,628.30 at 8 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 74160, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 19, 2024 and Nov 19, 2024.

Lowest$1,799.20Deaconess Regional Medical Center
Median$2,262.40half pay less
Highest$2,725.60in this market
Difference1.5×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 Bozeman, MT.

median
Lowest $1,799.20Highest $2,725.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Deaconess Regional Medical Center lowest Bozeman, MT HC CT ABDOMEN W CONTRAST $1,799.20 $2,249.00 $187.49–$229.15 20% Nov 19, 2024
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Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky, MT HC CT ABDOMEN W CONTRAST $2,725.60 $3,407.00 $187.49–$229.15 20% Nov 19, 2024
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Outpatient: lowest $1,799.20, median $2,262.40, highest $2,725.60 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.

Cash or insurance?

At 0 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.