Scans and imaging CPT 74178 Outpatient

CT abdomen/pelvis with/without cost in Truth Or Consequences, NM

In Truth Or Consequences, NM, 1 hospital lists a cash price for CT scan of abdomen and pelvis, without and then with contrast dye: from $5,422.13 to $5,422.13, with a median of $5,422.13. Across New Mexico, the median is $3,937.14 at 19 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 74178, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 29, 2026 and Mar 29, 2026.

Lowest$5,422.13Sierra Vista Hospital

Median$5,422.13half of hospitals charge less

Highest$5,422.13in this market

Difference1.0×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 Truth Or Consequences, NM.

median

Lowest $5,422.13Highest $5,422.13

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Sierra Vista Hospital lowest Truth Or Consequences, NM · (575) 894-2111 CT ABDOMEN W + W O + PELVIS W CONTRAST+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 29, 2026 · source file	$5,422.13	$7,229.50	$392.53–$7,084.91	25%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Outpatient: lowest $5,422.13, median $5,422.13, highest $5,422.13.

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.