CT abdomen/pelvis with/without cost in San Diego, CA — inpatient
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of abdomen and pelvis, without and then with contrast dye as an inpatient: from $3,310.45 to $5,337.00, with a median of $4,904.50. The lowest listed price is at UC San Diego Medical Center — $1,594.05 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $4,472.00 at 101 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 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 Apr 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC San Diego Medical Center lowest San Diego, CA CT Scan Of Abdomen And Pelvis Before And After Contrast | $3,310.45 | $6,019.00 | $319.24–$8,125.65 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA CT ABDOMEN & PELVIS W/O CONTRST 1/> BODY RE | $4,472.00 | $8,600.00 | $350.00–$1,040.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA CT ABDOMEN & PELVIS W/O CONTRST 1/> BODY RE | $4,472.00 | $8,600.00 | $350.00–$1,040.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA CT ABDOMEN & PELVIS W/O CONTRST 1/> BODY RE | $4,472.00 | $8,600.00 | $350.00–$1,040.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA HC CT ABD & PELV 1/> REGNS - CT ABDOMEN PELVIS W WO CONTRAST | $5,337.00 | $7,116.00 | $1,067.40–$5,692.80 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA HC CT ABD & PELV 1/> REGNS - CT ABDOMEN PELVIS W WO CONTRAST | $5,337.00 | $7,116.00 | $1,067.40–$5,835.12 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA HC CT ABD & PELV 1/> REGNS - CT ABDOMEN PELVIS W WO CONTRAST | $5,337.00 | $7,116.00 | $449.73–$6,404.40 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital Corporation La Mesa, CA HC CT ABD & PELV 1/> REGNS - CT ABDOMEN PELVIS W WO CONTRAST | $5,337.00 | $7,116.00 | $1,067.40–$6,973.68 | 25% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $3,310.45, median $4,904.50, highest $5,337.00 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $4,472.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 8 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.