Abdominal CT, with/without dye cost in Boston, MA
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 26 hospitals list a cash price for abdominal CT scan without and with contrast: from $396.72 to $10,399.00, with a median of $2,185.00. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center South — $1,788.28 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $1,802.37 at 33 hospitals.
Cash prices at 26 facilities across 19 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 Jan 28, 2026 and Sep 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center South lowest Brockton, MA · (508) 427-3000 HC CT Abdomen With and Without Contrast | $396.72 | $881.60 | $210.21–$681.78 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 HC CT Abdomen With and Without Contrast | $442.32 | $982.93 | $210.21–$1,108.00 | 55% | — source file |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA · (508) 941-7000 CT; ABD W&W/O CNTRST | $624.40 | $892.00 | $81.05–$836.80 | 30% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC CT Abd W and WO Contrast | $1,085.70 | $1,551.00 | $201.74–$1,551.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus Wareham, MA · (508) 679-3131 CT Abdomen W/O & W/Contrast Material | $1,123.50 | $2,247.00 | $204.13–$1,709.97 | 50% | — source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Milton, MA · (617) 696-4600 HC CT ABD W WO CONTRAST MATERIAL | $1,315.00 | $1,315.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC CT Abd W and WO Contrast | $1,446.90 | $2,067.00 | $201.74–$2,067.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC CT Abdomen With and Without Contrast | $1,538.55 | $3,419.00 | $179.20–$2,906.15 | 55% | — source file |
| Emerson Hospital Concord, MA · (978) 369-1400 ABDOMEN WOW CONTRAST | $1,616.25 | $2,155.00 | $496.58–$2,155.00 | 25% | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham, MA · (781) 453-3002 HC CT ABD W WO CONTRAST MATERIAL | $1,887.00 | $1,887.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC CT Abd W and WO Contrast | $1,927.10 | $2,753.00 | $212.67–$2,753.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport, MA · (978) 463-1000 HC CT ABD W WO CONTRAST MATERIAL | $1,964.00 | $1,964.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge, MA · (617) 492-3500 HC CT ABD W WO CONTRAST MATERIAL | $2,096.00 | $2,096.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington, MA · (781) 744-5100 HC CT ABD W WO CONTRAST MATERIAL | $2,274.00 | $2,274.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Boston Boston, MA · (617) 722-3000 CT ABD WO CNTRST FLWD CNTRST | $2,278.10 | $2,278.10 | $182.22–$817.41 | — | — source file |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester, MA · (781) 729-9000 HC CT ABD W WO CONTRAST MATERIAL | $2,458.00 | $2,458.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC Abdomen With and Without Contrast | $2,467.00 | $2,467.00 | $249.39–$2,467.00 | — | — source file |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston, MA · (617) 754-5800 HC CT ABD W WO CONTRAST MATERIAL | $2,542.00 | $2,542.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 667-7000 HC CT ABD W WO CONTRAST MATERIAL | $2,542.00 | $2,542.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth, MA · (508) 746-2000 HC CT ABD W WO CONTRAST MATERIAL | $2,610.00 | $2,610.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Plaistow Fser Plaistow, NH · (603) 421-2100 CT ABDOMEN W&WO CONT | $4,505.25 | $4,505.25 | $139.21–$4,279.99 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkland Medical Center Derry, NH · (603) 421-2100 CT ABDOMEN W&WO CONT | $4,505.25 | $4,505.25 | $139.21–$4,279.99 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Exeter Hospital Exeter, NH · (603) 778-7311 HC CT ABD W WO CONTRAST MATERIAL | $4,595.00 | $4,595.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Portsmouth Regional Hospital Portsmouth, NH · (603) 436-5110 CT ABDOMEN W&WO CONT | $10,399.00 | $10,399.00 | $428.44–$9,879.05 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Portsmouth Regional Hospital Portsmouth, NH · (603) 436-5110 Computed tomography, abdomen; without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sections | $10,399.00 | $10,399.00 | $1,165.82–$1,295.35 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Seabrook Emergency Seabrook, NH · (603) 436-5110 CT ABDOMEN W&WO CONT | $10,399.00 | $10,399.00 | $428.44–$9,879.05 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Seabrook Emergency Seabrook, NH · (603) 436-5110 Computed tomography, abdomen; without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sections | $10,399.00 | $10,399.00 | $1,165.82–$1,295.35 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Dover Emergency Room Dover, NH · (603) 436-5110 Computed tomography, abdomen; without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sections | $10,399.00 | $10,399.00 | $1,165.82–$1,295.35 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Dover Emergency Room Dover, NH · (603) 436-5110 CT ABDOMEN W&WO CONT | $10,399.00 | $10,399.00 | $428.44–$9,879.05 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $396.72, median $2,185.00, highest $10,399.00 — a 26.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 20 facilities here, median $1,907.05. 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 9 of 16 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 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.