CT abdomen and pelvis cost in California

In California, 216 hospitals publish a cash price for CT scan of abdomen and pelvis, with contrast dye: from $377.67 to $44,564.21, with a median of $4,128.83. The lowest price is at St Mary Medical Center (Long Beach). The highest price is 118.0× the lowest.

• The median here, $4,128.83, is 54% above the US median of $2,676.00.
• That is 11.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($356.43).
• California ranks 42nd of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
• 61 of 216 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

California law (Health and Safety Code §127405): if you are uninsured or have high medical costs and your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, a hospital may not expect you to pay more than it would expect from Medicare or Medi-Cal, whichever is greater. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital for its discount payment policy. A separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 74177. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map