Abdominal CT, with/without dye cost in Denver, CO
In Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, 22 hospitals list a cash price for abdominal CT scan without and with contrast: from $821.33 to $29,564.70, with a median of $8,086.18. The lowest listed price is at Cobalt Rehabilitation Hospital Denver — $7,264.85 less than the median here. Across Colorado, the median is $2,291.23 at 46 hospitals.
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 10 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 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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobalt Rehabilitation Hospital Denver lowest Westminster, CO CT Abdomen W/O & W/Contrast | $821.33 | $821.33 | $158.92–$698.13 | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC CT ABD W/O AND W CON | $921.05 | $2,631.55 | $185.03–$1,813.00 | 65% | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO · (303) 730-8900 HC CT SCAN OF ABDOMEN W/WO CONT | $1,289.72 | $1,289.72 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO · (720) 455-5000 HC CT SCAN OF ABDOMEN W/WO CONT | $1,289.72 | $1,289.72 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO · (303) 269-4000 HC CT SCAN OF ABDOMEN W/WO CONT | $1,289.72 | $1,289.72 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO · (303) 778-1955 HC CT SCAN OF ABDOMEN W/WO CONT | $1,289.72 | $1,289.72 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| National Jewish Health Denver, CO · (303) 388-4461 HC CT ABDOMEN W/WO CONTRAST | $1,465.80 | $2,094.00 | $185.03–$1,675.20 | 30% | — source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=CT ABDOMEN WO/W CONTRAST | $2,322.45 | $3,573.00 | $357.30–$3,287.16 | 35% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Spalding Rehabilitation Aurora, CO CT ABDOMEN W&WO CONT | $7,275.17 | $7,275.17 | $1,957.02–$3,215.63 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Spalding at Psl Denver, CO · (303) 839-6000 Computed tomography, abdomen; without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sections | $7,275.17 | $7,275.17 | $282.72–$294.62 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Spalding at Psl Denver, CO · (303) 839-6000 CT ABDOMEN W&WO CONT | $7,275.17 | $7,275.17 | $1,105.83–$6,547.65 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Spalding Rehabilitation Aurora, CO Computed tomography, abdomen; without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sections | $7,275.17 | $7,275.17 | $303.54–$401.74 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Swedish Englewood, CO · (303) 788-5000 CT ABDOMEN W&WO CONT | $8,086.18 | $8,086.18 | $1,229.10–$7,277.56 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Southwest ER Littleton, CO · (303) 788-5000 CT ABDOMEN W&WO CONT | $8,086.18 | $8,086.18 | $1,229.10–$7,277.56 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Belmar ER Lakewood, CO · (303) 788-5000 CT ABDOMEN W&WO CONT | $8,086.18 | $8,086.18 | $1,229.10–$7,277.56 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes Denver, CO · (303) 839-6000 CT ABDOMEN W&WO CONT | $8,888.75 | $8,888.75 | $4,266.60 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes Denver, CO · (303) 839-6000 Computed tomography, abdomen; without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sections | $8,888.75 | $8,888.75 | $647.81–$1,350.06 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge Thornton, CO · (303) 451-7800 CT ABDOMEN W&WO CONT | $9,547.53 | $9,547.53 | $350.00–$8,592.78 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centennial Hospital A Campus of Tmca Englewood, CO · (303) 873-5511 CT ABDOMEN W&WO CONT | $10,312.55 | $10,312.55 | $1,567.51–$9,281.29 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Rose Denver, CO · (303) 320-2121 CT ABDOMEN W&WO CONT | $14,468.00 | $14,468.00 | $2,199.14–$13,021.20 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Central Park ER Denver, CO · (303) 320-2121 CT ABDOMEN W&WO CONT | $14,468.00 | $14,468.00 | $2,199.14–$13,021.20 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Northeast ER Thornton, CO · (303) 451-7800 CT ABDOMEN W&WO CONT | $16,739.82 | $16,739.82 | $350.00–$15,065.84 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Aurora Aurora, CO · (303) 873-5511 CT ABDOMEN W&WO CONT | $20,903.83 | $20,903.83 | $3,177.38–$18,813.45 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Sky Ridge Lone Tree, CO · (720) 225-1000 CT ABDOMEN W&WO CONT | $25,613.50 | $25,613.50 | $3,893.25–$23,052.15 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone South Parker ER Parker, CO CT ABDOMEN W&WO CONT | $29,564.70 | $29,564.70 | $4,493.83–$26,608.23 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $821.33, median $8,086.18, highest $29,564.70 — a 36.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $1,289.72. 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 3 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.