Abdominal CT, with/without dye cost in El Paso, TX — inpatient
In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for abdominal CT scan without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $635.18 to $3,898.14, with a median of $635.18. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center El Paso and 1 other hospital. Across Texas, the median is $2,882.40 at 280 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities 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.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CT ABD W&W/O CONTRAST | $635.18 | $3,175.90 | $126.03–$1,746.75 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX CT ABD W&W/O CONTRAST | $635.18 | $3,175.90 | $126.03–$1,746.75 | 80% | — source file |
| PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of El Paso El Paso, TX CT Abdomen W/O & W/Contrast | $3,898.14 | $3,898.14 | $500.00–$3,313.42 | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $635.18, median $635.18, highest $3,898.14 — a 6.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $17,313.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 3 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.
10 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 74170 ($1,950.61). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXWS ABDOMEN W & W/O CONT | $146.59 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXWS ABDOMEN W & W/O CONT | $146.59 | file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TXABDOMEN W & W/O CONT | $163.00 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXNE ABDOMEN W & W/O CONT | $168.58 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXNE ABDOMEN W & W/O CONT | $168.58 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXREN ABDOMEN W & W/O CONT | $171.84 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXES ABDOMEN W & W/O CONT | $171.84 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXREN ABDOMEN W & W/O CONT | $171.84 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXES ABDOMEN W & W/O CONT | $171.84 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSH ABDOMEN W & W/O CONT | $180.38 | file |