CT abdomen/pelvis with/without cost in Lancaster, PA
In Lancaster, PA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of abdomen and pelvis, without and then with contrast dye: from $517.76 to $2,985.60, with a median of $525.00. The lowest listed price is at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center — $7.24 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $2,755.20 at 65 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 74178, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lancaster, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 CT Urogram Tech | $517.76 | $1,786.00 | $290.99–$1,496.16 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 74178 CT Abdomen w/ + w/o + Pelvis w/ Contrast Tech | $517.76 | $1,786.00 | $290.99–$1,496.16 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 74178 CT ABD & PELV 1/> REGNS Tech | $517.76 | $1,786.00 | $290.99–$1,496.16 | 71% | — source file |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA · (717) 733-0311 CT Scan of Abdomen and Pelvis Before and After Contrast | $525.00 | $3,711.00 | $318.38–$2,597.70 | 86% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA · (717) 625-2000 HC CT ABDOMEN / PELVIS W/WO CON | $2,985.60 | $4,976.00 | $280.00–$4,601.97 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $517.76, median $525.00, highest $2,985.60 — a 5.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $525.00. 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 3 of 3 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
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.