Abdominal CT, with/without dye cost in Baltimore, MD
In Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, 6 hospitals list a cash price for abdominal CT scan without and with contrast: from $185.21 to $369.37, with a median of $292.39. The lowest listed price is at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center — $107.18 less than the median here. Across Maryland, the median is $271.94 at 13 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 2 cities for code 74170, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center lowest Baltimore, MD · (443) 777-7850 BC-CT ABDOMEN WO W CONTRAST | $185.21 | $188.99 | $185.21–$188.99 | 2% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center lowest Baltimore, MD · (443) 777-7850 CT ABDOMEN WO W CONTRAST | $185.21 | $188.99 | $185.21–$188.99 | 2% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Greater Baltimore Medical Center Towson, MD · (443) 849-2000 HC CT Abd - Ne/E | $246.55 | $251.58 | $246.55–$251.58 | 2% | — source file |
| MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital Baltimore, MD · (443) 444-3902 BC-CT ABDOMEN WO W CONTRAST | $280.73 | $286.46 | $280.73–$286.46 | 2% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital Baltimore, MD · (443) 444-3902 CT ABDOMEN WO W CONTRAST | $280.73 | $286.46 | $280.73–$286.46 | 2% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MedStar Harbor Hospital Baltimore, MD · (410) 350-3201 CT ABDOMEN WO W CONTRAST | $304.05 | $310.25 | $304.05–$310.25 | 2% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MedStar Harbor Hospital Baltimore, MD · (410) 350-3201 BC-CT ABDOMEN WO W CONTRAST | $304.05 | $310.25 | $304.05–$310.25 | 2% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MedStar Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore, MD · (410) 554-2227 BC-CT ABDOMEN WO W CONTRAST | $350.94 | $358.10 | $350.94–$358.10 | 2% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MedStar Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore, MD · (410) 554-2227 CT ABDOMEN WO W CONTRAST | $350.94 | $358.10 | $350.94–$358.10 | 2% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Baltimore, MD · (410) 332-9237 HC CT SCAN OF ABDOMEN COMBO | $369.37 | $376.91 | $376.91–$369.37 | 2% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $185.21, median $292.39, highest $369.37 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $307.96. 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 5 of 6 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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 abdominal CT takes pictures before and after contrast dye. The two sets help characterize liver, kidney and adrenal masses and other findings that one scan cannot explain.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the scan and any contrast dye. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.