Abdominal CT, with/without dye cost in Bowling Green, KY — inpatient
In Bowling Green, KY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for abdominal CT scan without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $1,657.20 to $1,978.20, with a median of $1,817.70. The lowest listed price is at The Medical Center at Scottsville — $160.50 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $1,672.80 at 77 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 74170, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 28, 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 Bowling Green, KY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Medical Center at Scottsville lowest Scottsville, KY · (270) 622-2800 CT ABDOMEN W W/O CONTRAST | $1,657.20 | $2,762.00 | $1,332.25–$2,287.21 | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green, KY · (270) 745-1000 CT ABDOMEN W W/O CONTRAST | $1,978.20 | $3,297.00 | $1,127.13–$2,543.60 | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,657.20, median $1,817.70, highest $1,978.20 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,978.20 — 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 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.