Scans and imaging CPT 74170 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Abdominal CT, with/without dye cost in Redding, CA — inpatient

In Redding, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for abdominal CT scan without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $2,844.78 to $2,844.78, with a median of $2,844.78. Across California, the median is $2,833.60 at 210 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 74170, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$2,844.78Mercy Medical Center Redding
Median$2,844.78half pay less
Highest$2,844.78in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CA · (530) 225-6102 CT ABDOMEN WO AND W CON $2,844.78 $5,611.00 $5,049.90–$5,498.78 49% Feb 28, 2026
source file

Inpatient: lowest $2,844.78, median $2,844.78, highest $2,844.78.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,534.39 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.