Scans and imaging CPT 74170 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Abdominal CT, with/without dye cost in Corpus Christi, TX — inpatient

In Corpus Christi, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for abdominal CT scan without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $6,136.80 to $6,136.80, with a median of $6,136.80. The lowest listed price is at PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Corpus Christi and 1 other hospital. Across Texas, the median is $2,882.40 at 279 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 74170, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 6, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026.

Lowest$6,136.80PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Corpus Christi + 1 more
Median$6,136.80half pay less
Highest$6,136.80in this market
Difference1.0×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 Corpus Christi, TX.

median
Lowest $6,136.80Highest $6,136.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Corpus Christi lowest Corpus Christi, TX CT Abdomen W/O & W/Contrast $6,136.80 $6,136.80 $160.00–$5,216.28 — Aug 6, 2026
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PAM Squared at Corpus Christi lowest Corpus Christi, TX CT Abdomen W/O & W/Contrast $6,136.80 $6,136.80 $300.00–$5,523.12 — Aug 6, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $6,136.80, median $6,136.80, highest $6,136.80.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $13,373.59 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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 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.