Abdominal CT, with/without dye cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 20 hospitals list a cash price for abdominal CT scan without and with contrast: from $673.11 to $5,056.00, with a median of $2,143.33. The lowest listed price is at Iredell Memorial Hospital — $1,470.22 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $2,232.50 at 67 hospitals.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 14 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 Dec 1, 2025 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iredell Memorial Hospital lowest Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 CT Abdomen w/ + w/o Contrast | $673.11 | $2,493.00 | $571.15–$4,986.00 | 73% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 CT Abdomen Wow Cntrst | $1,424.79 | $5,277.00 | $552.04–$1,711.01 | 73% | — source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 HC CT ABDOMEN WOW CNTRST | $1,424.79 | $5,277.00 | $313.25–$3,430.05 | 73% | — source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 CT Abdomen Wow Cntrst | $1,424.79 | $5,277.00 | $552.04–$1,711.01 | 73% | — source file |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB CT ABDOMEN WO CONTRAST F-BY CONTRAST | $2,054.00 | $4,108.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC CT SCAN OF ABDOMEN COMBO | $2,143.33 | $4,286.65 | $172.70–$4,072.32 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC CT SCAN OF ABDOMEN COMBO | $2,143.33 | $4,286.65 | $181.58–$3,943.72 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC CT SCAN OF ABDOMEN COMBO | $2,143.33 | $4,286.65 | $172.70–$3,943.72 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte, NC HC CT SCAN OF ABDOMEN COMBO | $2,143.33 | $4,286.65 | $181.58–$3,943.72 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC CT SCAN OF ABDOMEN COMBO | $2,143.33 | $4,286.65 | $172.70–$4,072.32 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC CT SCAN OF ABDOMEN COMBO | $2,143.33 | $4,286.65 | $172.70–$3,857.99 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC CT SCAN OF ABDOMEN COMBO | $2,143.33 | $4,286.65 | $181.58–$3,857.99 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC CT SCAN OF ABDOMEN COMBO | $2,143.33 | $4,286.65 | $172.70–$4,072.32 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC CT SCAN OF ABDOMEN COMBO | $2,143.33 | $4,286.65 | $170.35–$4,072.32 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Behavioral Health Charlotte, NC HC CT SCAN OF ABDOMEN COMBO | $2,143.33 | $4,286.65 | $814.46–$4,286.65 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte, NC · (704) 548-6000 HC CT SCAN OF ABDOMEN COMBO | $2,143.33 | $4,286.65 | $172.70–$4,158.05 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC CT SCAN OF ABDOMEN COMBO | $2,143.33 | $4,286.65 | $172.70–$3,943.72 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill, SC · (803) 329-1234 CT ABDOMEN WO/W CM | $4,014.75 | $5,353.00 | $1.00–$4,068.28 | 25% | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC · (803) 329-1234 CT ABDOMEN WO/W CM | $4,014.75 | $5,353.00 | $1.00–$4,068.28 | 25% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG CT ABDOMEN W/WO CONT LTD | $4,407.00 | $4,407.00 | $179.20–$4,186.65 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG CT ABDOMEN W/WO CONT LTD | $4,407.00 | $4,407.00 | $179.20–$4,186.65 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG CT ABDOMEN W/WO CONT LTD | $4,407.00 | $4,407.00 | $179.20–$4,186.65 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG CT ABDOMEN W/WO CONT | $4,847.00 | $4,847.00 | $179.20–$4,604.65 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG CT ABDOMEN W/WO CONT | $4,847.00 | $4,847.00 | $179.20–$4,604.65 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG CT ABDOMEN W/WO CONT | $4,847.00 | $4,847.00 | $179.20–$4,604.65 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB CT ABDOMEN WO CONTRAST F-BY CONTRAST | $5,056.00 | $10,112.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $673.11, median $2,143.33, highest $5,056.00 — a 7.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 19 facilities here, median $2,143.33. 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 15 of 18 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.