Scans and imaging CPT 74170 Outpatient

Abdominal CT, with/without dye cost in St. Louis, MO

In St. Louis, MO-IL, 17 hospitals list a cash price for abdominal CT scan without and with contrast: from $408.55 to $3,343.68, with a median of $1,872.65. The lowest listed price is at Gateway Regional Medical Center — $1,464.10 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $1,872.65 at 65 hospitals.

Cash prices at 17 facilities across 15 cities for code 74170, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 6, 2026 and Apr 24, 2026.

Lowest$408.55Gateway Regional Medical Center
Median$1,872.65half pay less
Highest$3,343.68in this market
Difference8.2×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 St. Louis, MO-IL.

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Lowest $408.55Highest $3,343.68

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Gateway Regional Medical Center lowest Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 CT-ABDOMEN WWO $408.55 $680.91 $680.91 40% —
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Touchette Regional Hospital Cahokia Heights, IL · (618) 332-3060 Computed tomography, abdomen; without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sections $689.44 $1,112.00 $185.57–$1,112.00 38% —
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Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 CT Abdomen W/WO Cont $1,119.95 $1,723.00 $151.76–$519.27 35% —
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Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 CT Abdomen W/WO Cont $1,275.95 $1,963.00 $151.76–$519.27 35% —
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Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital Maryland Heights, MO · (314) 872-6400 CT Abdomen w/ + w/o Contrast $1,297.12 $1,621.40 — 20% Apr 24, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 CT Abdomen W/WO Cont Ltd $1,457.30 $2,242.00 $151.76–$519.27 35% —
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Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton, IL · (618) 635-2200 CT ABDOMEN W/WO $1,758.85 $3,517.70 $1,017.04–$3,201.11 50% Feb 9, 2026
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Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 CT Abdomen W/WO Cont Ltd $1,821.30 $2,802.00 $172.35–$395.29 35% —
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Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 CT ABD WO CNTRST FLWD CNTRST $1,847.00 $1,847.00 $151.76–$445.05 — —
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Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 CT Abdomen W/WO Cont Ltd $1,872.65 $2,881.00 $187.27–$2,881.00 35% —
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Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 CT Abdomen W/WO Cont $1,994.20 $3,068.00 $261.00 35% —
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Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 CT Abdomen W/WO Cont $2,070.25 $3,185.00 $212.46–$233.71 35% —
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Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO · (636) 933-1000 CT Abdomen W/WO Cont $2,159.30 $3,322.00 $151.76–$618.06 35% —
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Anderson Hospital Maryville, IL · (618) 288-5711 CT ABDOMEN W/WO $2,165.70 $4,331.40 $182.32–$3,898.26 50% Feb 6, 2026
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St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL · (618) 234-2120 HC CT ABDOMEN W&W/O CONTRAST $2,813.76 $3,908.00 $186.80–$3,908.00 28% —
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Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 HC CT ABDOMEN W&W/O CONTRAST $2,843.28 $3,949.00 $187.96–$3,949.00 28% —
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Jersey Community Hospital Jerseyville, IL · (618) 498-6402 CT Abdomen w/ + w/o Contrast $3,000.00 $3,000.00 $437.00–$2,400.00 — —
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Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 CT ABDOMEN W+WO CONTRAST $3,017.70 $4,311.00 $1,551.96–$6,158.57 30% —
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St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 HC CT ABDOMEN W&W/O CONTRAST $3,099.60 $4,305.00 $613.20–$4,305.00 28% —
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St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC CT ABDOMEN W&W/O CONTRAST $3,343.68 $4,644.00 $187.96–$4,644.00 28% —
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Outpatient: lowest $408.55, median $1,872.65, highest $3,343.68 — a 8.2× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $2,843.28. 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 10 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 1 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.