Abdomen/pelvis CT angiogram cost in Helena, MT
In Helena, MT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for CT angiography (CTA) of the abdomen and pelvis: from $1,622.00 to $2,842.56, with a median of $2,232.28. The lowest listed price is at Billings Clinic Broadwater — $610.28 less than the median here. Across Montana, the median is $2,763.96 at 21 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 74174, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 11, 2025 and Dec 11, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Helena, MT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billings Clinic Broadwater lowest Townsend, MT · (406) 266-3186 CT scan of blood vessels of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | $1,622.00 | $1,622.00 | $1,135.40–$1,622.00 | — | Dec 11, 2025 source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena, MT · (406) 442-2480 CT SCAN - BODY SCAN | $2,842.56 | $3,344.18 | $377.88 | 15% | — source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena, MT · (406) 442-2480 HC CTA ABDOMEN AND PELVIS | $2,864.81 | $3,370.37 | $357.13 | 15% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,622.00, median $2,232.28, highest $2,842.56 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,864.81. 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 0 of 2 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
An abdomen and pelvis CTA uses contrast dye to show the aorta and the arteries to the gut, kidneys and legs. It is used for an aortic aneurysm, internal bleeding and blocked arteries.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the scan and any contrast dye. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.