Scans and imaging CPT 74170 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Abdominal CT, with/without dye cost in Providence, RI — inpatient

In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for abdominal CT scan without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $873.29 to $2,096.00, with a median of $2,096.00. The lowest listed price is at Brown University Health Morton Hospital — $1,222.71 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $1,960.20 at 7 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 74170, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$873.29Brown University Health Morton Hospital
Median$2,096.00half pay less
Highest$2,096.00in this market
Difference2.4×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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.

median
Lowest $873.29Highest $2,096.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Brown University Health Morton Hospital lowest Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC CT ABDOMEN W/&W/O CONTRAST $873.29 $873.29 — — —
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Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC CT ABDOMEN W/&W/O CONTRAST $1,058.55 $1,058.55 — — —
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Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC CT ABDOMEN W/&W/O CONTRAST $2,096.00 $2,096.00 — — —
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The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC CT ABDOMEN W/&W/O CONTRAST $2,096.00 $2,096.00 — — —
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Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC CT ABDOMEN W/&W/O CONTRAST $2,096.00 $2,096.00 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $873.29, median $2,096.00, highest $2,096.00 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $1,123.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.