Abdominal CT, with/without dye cost in Pittsburgh, PA — inpatient
In Pittsburgh, PA, 17 hospitals list a cash price for abdominal CT scan without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $769.50 to $5,112.00, with a median of $3,029.40. The lowest listed price is at Armstrong County Memorial Hospital — $2,259.90 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $1,886.80 at 90 hospitals.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 11 cities for code 74170, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Oct 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 2, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital lowest Kittanning, PA CT ABDOMEN-COMBINED File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $769.50 | $2,565.00 | $2,308.50 | 70% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 CT PANCREATIC PROTOCOL File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $921.00 | $1,535.00 | $690.75 | 40% |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 CT ABDOMEN W&W/O File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $978.18 | $1,630.30 | $1,141.21 | 40% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 CT ABD W/WO CONTRAST File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $1,293.00 | $2,155.00 | $969.75 | 40% |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 CT ABDOMEN W/WO File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $1,293.00 | $2,155.00 | — | 40% |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 CT ABDOMEN W WO CON File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $1,819.80 | $3,033.00 | $2,274.75–$2,669.04 | 40% |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC CT ABD W/WO CNTRST File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $2,236.08 | $2,904.00 | $197.75–$511.37 | 23% |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC CT ABD W/WO CNTRST File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $2,355.71 | $3,227.00 | $314.78–$511.37 | 27% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC CT ABDOMEN W WO CON File of Mar 7, 2026 · source file | $2,953.20 | $4,922.00 | $1,771.92–$4,577.46 | 40% |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 CT ABDOMEN W WO CON File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $3,029.40 | $5,049.00 | $1,317.79–$4,291.65 | 40% |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 CT ABDOMEN W WO CON File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $3,154.20 | $5,257.00 | $1,824.18–$4,468.45 | 40% |
| PAM Health Specialty Hospital of Pittsburgh Oakdale, PA CT Abdomen W/O & W/Contrast File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $3,187.00 | $3,187.00 | $924.23–$2,708.95 | — |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 CT ABDOMEN W WO CON File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $3,242.40 | $5,404.00 | $1,837.36–$4,323.20 | 40% |
| Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA · (412) 728-7000 CT Abdomen W/O & W/Contrast File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $3,392.00 | $3,392.00 | $848.00–$2,883.20 | — |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 CT ABDOMEN W WO CON File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $3,394.80 | $5,658.00 | $1,731.35–$5,092.20 | 40% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC CT ABDOMEN W WO CON File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $3,515.40 | $5,859.00 | $2,109.24–$5,390.28 | 40% |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 CT ABDOMEN W WO CON File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $3,845.40 | $6,409.00 | $2,563.60–$5,768.10 | 40% |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 CT ABDOMEN W WO CON File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $5,112.00 | $8,520.00 | $5,538.00–$7,242.00 | 40% |
Inpatient: lowest $769.50, median $3,029.40, highest $5,112.00 — a 6.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $2,654.46 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 11 of 16 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 4 it is 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.