CT abdomen/pelvis with/without cost in Cincinnati, OH — inpatient
In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 13 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of abdomen and pelvis, without and then with contrast dye as an inpatient: from $605.98 to $2,713.80, with a median of $2,605.08. The lowest listed price is at McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital, Inc. — $1,999.10 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $2,051.40 at 100 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 9 cities for code 74178, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 1, 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital, Inc. lowest Oxford, OH HC CT Abdomen Pelvis WO & W Con | $605.98 | $807.98 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton, OH Hc Ct Abd/Pelvis Wo/W Con | $1,764.80 | $4,412.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kettering Medical Center Miamisburg, OH Hc Ct Abd/Pelvis Wo/W Con | $1,764.80 | $4,412.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kettering Medical Center Kettering, OH Hc Ct Abd/Pelvis Wo/W Con | $1,764.80 | $4,412.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Chester Hospital, LLC West Chester, OH Hc Ct-Abdomen And Pelvis W/Wo Contrast | $1,969.20 | $3,282.00 | — | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC Cincinnati, OH Hc Ct-Abdomen And Pelvis W/Wo Contrast | $1,969.20 | $3,282.00 | — | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH Hb Ct Abdomen/Pelvis W/Wo Con | $2,605.08 | $5,108.00 | $2,451.84–$5,108.00 | 49% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital LLC Mason, OH HC CT Abd/Pelvis W W/O Contrast | $2,713.80 | $4,523.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Jewish Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH HC CT Abd/Pelvis W W/O Contrast | $2,713.80 | $4,523.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Anderson Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH HC CT Abd/Pelvis W W/O Contrast | $2,713.80 | $4,523.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital LLC Fairfield, OH HC CT Abd/Pelvis W W/O Contrast | $2,713.80 | $4,523.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Clermont Hospital LLC Batavia, OH HC CT Abd/Pelvis W W/O Contrast | $2,713.80 | $4,523.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health West Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH HC CT Abd/Pelvis W W/O Contrast | $2,713.80 | $4,523.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $605.98, median $2,605.08, highest $2,713.80 — a 4.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $1,929.60 — 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. 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 CT of the abdomen and pelvis takes one set of images without contrast dye and more images after dye is injected into a vein. It is used when doctors need to compare the organs before and after the dye, for example to look at the kidneys and urinary tract when there is blood in the urine, or at a liver or kidney mass.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers all image sets; the contrast agent may appear as a separate line on some bills. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 74178 ($2,626.50). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OHChg Ct Abd&Plv W/O Cntrst 1/Bth Flwd Cntrst 1/Bth|By Specialist | $247.35 | file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OHChg Ct Abd&Plv W/O Cntrst 1/Bth Flwd Cntrst 1/Bth|By Midlevel | $247.35 | file |