How much does a CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) cost without insurance in Houston, TX?

Of the 12 hospitals in this table, 7 publish a self-pay (cash) price; their median is $5,001. That is the hospital's facility charge — a separately billed doctor's fee may apply. Freestanding imaging centers aren't in these hospital files and are often cheaper for self-pay patients.

How much does a CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) cost with insurance in Houston, TX?

With insurance, the hospital's negotiated rate is what your plan is billed. Across 12 hospitals here the median commercial-plan rate is $880, and the middle half fall between $872 and $1,801. Until you meet your deductible you typically pay that negotiated amount; after it, your coinsurance or copay applies.

Why do Abdomen & Pelvis CT Scan prices differ so much between Houston, TX hospitals?

Each hospital negotiates separately with each insurer, and hospitals in the same health system often share one rate sheet. In this table the cheapest quarter of hospitals negotiated $872 or less, while the priciest quarter negotiated $1,801 or more — 2.1 times as much for the same procedure code.

What is the Medicare rate shown here?

$356 is the CMS national outpatient (OPPS) payment rate for this procedure family. We show it as a government baseline so you can see each hospital's multiple of it.

All procedures / Abdomen & Pelvis CT Scan / Houston, TX

Abdomen & Pelvis CT Scan Cost in Houston, TX (2026): Negotiated Rates by Insurance TypeNPI VERIFIED

Across 12 hospitals in the Houston, TX area that publish federally required price files, the median negotiated rate under commercial insurance is $880 (middle half of hospitals: $872–$1,801) and the median self-pay (cash) price is $5,001 for a CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis (with contrast). The Medicare outpatient baseline for the same procedure family is $356.

Source: hospital machine-readable files (45 CFR §180), file dates 2024-01-01 to 2026-08-06 · Medicare baseline: CMS OPPS Addendum B · Data extracted 2026-10-31 · Page updated 2026-10-31

Area covered: hospitals in Houston, Baytown, Pasadena, Sugar Land and The Woodlands, Texas. Hospitals outside these places are not in this table, even if they serve the area.

Median insured rate

$880

commercial plans · 12 of 12 hospitals

Middle half

$872–$1,801

25th–75th percentile of hospitals

Median cash

$5,001

self-pay price · 7 hospitals list one

Medicare baseline

$356

CMS OPPS national

1 of 12 hospital files were more than 12 months old at extraction (flagged in the table). Hospitals must update these files yearly; older figures may not reflect current contracts.

This is the hospital's facility fee. The radiologist who reads the images bills separately.

These are contract reference rates, not your bill. A plan-type median is not a quote for your specific plan or network. Your out-of-pocket cost depends on your deductible, coinsurance and network status. Rates shown are facility charges only — physician/radiologist fees are billed separately.

Hospital	Insured median	PPO	HMO	Commercial	Medicare Adv.	ACA Exchange	Medicare	Cash	List (gross)
Tops Surgical Specialty Hospital Houston · file updated 2026-04-15	$702	$9062.5× Medicare	$7022.0× Medicare	—	—	—	—	$3,477	$9,936
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown · CMS 5★ · file updated 2026-04-01	$871	$8712.4× Medicare	—	$1,8095.1× Medicare	$3751.1× Medicare	$6361.8× Medicare	$3601.0× Medicare	—	—
Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital Sugar Land · CMS 5★ · file updated 2026-04-01	$871	$8712.4× Medicare	—	$1,8095.1× Medicare	$3751.1× Medicare	$6361.8× Medicare	$3601.0× Medicare	—	—
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston · CMS 5★ · file updated 2026-04-01	$871	$8712.4× Medicare	—	$1,8095.1× Medicare	$3751.1× Medicare	$6361.8× Medicare	$3601.0× Medicare	—	—
Houston Methodist West Hospital Houston · CMS 5★ · file updated 2026-04-01	$871	$8712.4× Medicare	—	$1,4013.9× Medicare	$3751.1× Medicare	$6361.8× Medicare	$3601.0× Medicare	—	—
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands · CMS 5★ · file updated 2026-04-01	$871	$8712.4× Medicare	—	$1,8095.1× Medicare	$3751.1× Medicare	$5711.6× Medicare	$3591.0× Medicare	—	—
Voyages Behavioral Health Of Sugar Land Sugar Land · file updated 2026-08-06	$889	$7622.1× Medicare	—	$1,0162.9× Medicare	$1,2703.6× Medicare	—	—	$1,693	$1,693
St Luke'S Hospital At The Vintage Houston · CMS 4★ · file updated 2026-02-28	$1,674	$1,5334.3× Medicare	$1,8165.1× Medicare	$12,51035.1× Medicare	—	$5501.5× Medicare	$3631.0× Medicare	$6,736	$19,247
St Luke'S Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land · CMS 3★ · file updated 2026-02-28	$1,738	$1,6614.7× Medicare	$1,8165.1× Medicare	$12,51035.1× Medicare	—	$5501.5× Medicare	$3631.0× Medicare	$6,736	$19,247
St Luke'S The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands · CMS 3★ · file updated 2026-02-28	$1,986	$2,1566.0× Medicare	$1,8165.1× Medicare	$11,54832.4× Medicare	—	$5501.5× Medicare	$3631.0× Medicare	$6,736	$19,247
St Luke'S Patients Medical Center Pasadena · CMS 3★ · file updated 2026-02-28	$1,986	$2,1566.0× Medicare	$1,8165.1× Medicare	$8,57224.1× Medicare	—	$5571.6× Medicare	$3641.0× Medicare	$5,000	$14,287
Texas Childrens Hospital Houston · file updated 2024-01-01file >12 mo old	$5,131	$5,57615.6× Medicare	—	$4,78913.4× Medicare	—	—	—	$4,584	$6,842

Each figure is the median of that hospital's published rates for the procedure's code family under that plan type. "Insured median" is the median of the hospital's commercial-plan rates (PPO, HMO, EPO, POS, ACA marketplace and plans not labelled by type); the headline figure is the median of that column. Hospitals label plan types differently, so compare the Insured median column across hospitals rather than a single plan-type column. "×Medicare" compares to the CMS national outpatient rate. Blank cells mean the hospital's file discloses no dollar rate for that plan type.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does a CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) cost without insurance in Houston, TX?: Of the 12 hospitals in this table, 7 publish a self-pay (cash) price; their median is $5,001. That is the hospital's facility charge — a separately billed doctor's fee may apply. Freestanding imaging centers aren't in these hospital files and are often cheaper for self-pay patients.
How much does a CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) cost with insurance in Houston, TX?: With insurance, the hospital's negotiated rate is what your plan is billed. Across 12 hospitals here the median commercial-plan rate is $880, and the middle half fall between $872 and $1,801. Until you meet your deductible you typically pay that negotiated amount; after it, your coinsurance or copay applies.
Why do Abdomen & Pelvis CT Scan prices differ so much between Houston, TX hospitals?: Each hospital negotiates separately with each insurer, and hospitals in the same health system often share one rate sheet. In this table the cheapest quarter of hospitals negotiated $872 or less, while the priciest quarter negotiated $1,801 or more — 2.1 times as much for the same procedure code.
What is the Medicare rate shown here?: $356 is the CMS national outpatient (OPPS) payment rate for this procedure family. We show it as a government baseline so you can see each hospital's multiple of it.

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