Cost of CT Scan

That actually sounds about right. You are paying for the test AND the physician who read it!

Annie

The price can range from $300 to $8500. Yep, take a few minutes and google "average cost of an abdominal ct" and read for yourself. There's little to no consistency in billing practices. It's all over the map.

Sounds about right to me. My MRIs cost over $8000 and my employer got rid of all of our platinum insurance plans for next year, which means I get to pay 20% of that out of pocket.

There is no set price, I had to go thru this recently getting a MRI. I found a place that did them for $600 cash price total. If you call around you will be amazed at the price range. If you have insurance the price is always much higher than self pay from my observations.

What you can do is tell the billing department you are not paying the bill that it is too high and they will usually cut the bill in half then you can negotiate even more of a discount, Good luck............

That actually sounds about right. You are paying for the test AND the physician who read it!

Annie

I don't believe that the radiologist is included in that price. She will likely receive a separate bill from the radiology practice.

We were recently billed $1300 for xrays at the local ER when my daughter busted her tailbone. JUST for the xrays.

SMH...

We were recently billed $1300 for xrays at the local ER when my daughter busted her tailbone. JUST for the xrays.

SMH...

Just don't pay and negotiate..........

For the most part, medical procedures such as this will cost whatever the region will allow the medical capitalists to charge. The professional fee for the radiologist is unlikely to be bundled with that particular fee so expect another bill.

An Abd CT will cost you upwards of $2500 in AK and less than $1500 in many other portions of the USA. It is not surprising that many Alaskans travel to WA or OR for their medical care.

I cannot believe that diagnostic tests cost this much and there are people who think our healthcare system doesn't need an overhaul.

It is frustrating how expensive medical care is, even with insurance. This is why while our healthcare system has improved some, it still needs fixing. You shouldn't go into SERIOUS debt over care. For future reference (as another PP said) if it is not an emergent situation call around and ask for prices. You will find that they vary greatly. If a place is out of network it can still be cheaper sometimes to have imaging done there vs an in-network provider based on your copayment and deductible.

Sounds about right. My husband is in Radiology and said the cost depends on urgency (your was billed as urgent not routine), type of contrast and route (IV costs more than oral and you get

charged for the IV insertion) and type of scan ordered. And the reading may cost more if it was read emergent and not left til the next day. Costs are out of hand.

They can charge whatever they want, Your insurance has a contractual agreement on payment. You can fight any charge and ask for a reduction. There is a facility near my office that only charges 900 for CT scan with the reading. It is local docs that work at hosp where bill is like what you got...so they are just undercutting the hospitals and making money too. I have insurance, but it was cheaper to just pay cash there and they were very accommodating..