CT abdomen/pelvis with/without cost in California

In California, 216 hospitals publish a cash price for CT scan of abdomen and pelvis, without and then with contrast dye: from $435.61 to $40,053.86, with a median of $4,702.35. The lowest price is at Pioneers Memorial Hospital (Brawley). The highest price is 91.9× the lowest.

• The median here, $4,702.35, is 53% above the US median of $3,074.64.
• That is 13.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($356.43).
• California ranks 43rd of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
• 60 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 74178. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map