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#60 of 11K

74177

CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast

CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast is the #60 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $3.32B in payments across 26.9M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $65.76. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $295.90 per claim, 4.5× the median.

Total Paid

$3.32B

0.30% of all spending

Total Claims

26.9M

Providers

9K

Avg Cost/Claim

$123

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 74177? Based on 8K providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$65.76

Average

$138.20

Std Dev

$195.25

Max

$3,393.27

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$33.52
p25
$44.24
Median
$65.76
p75
$163.73
p90
$295.90
p95
$470.65
p99
$969.81

50% of providers bill between $44.24 and $163.73 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $33.52 and $295.90.

Top 1% bill above $969.81.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 74177 (CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast) was billed by 9K providers across 26.9M claims, totaling $3.32B in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 24.8M unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$65.76

Providers Billing

8K

National Spending

$3.32B

Avg/Median Ratio

2.10×

Highly skewed — outlier-driven

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 74177

#ProviderTotal Paid
1Maricopa County Special Health Care District

Phoenix, AZ · General Acute Care Hospital

$29.4M
2University Of Kentucky

Lexington, KY · General Acute Care Hospital

$22.9M
3Banner Desert Medical Center

Mesa, AZ · General Acute Care Hospital

$16.4M
4Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix

Phoenix, AZ · Clinic/Center, Sleep Disorder Diagnostic

$14.5M
51275566200$14.0M
6Yuma Regional Medical Center

Yuma, AZ · General Acute Care Hospital

$13.1M
7Grossmont Hospital Corporation

La Mesa, CA · General Acute Care Hospital

$12.4M
8Dignity Health

Phoenix, AZ · Rehabilitation Unit

$12.2M
9The Queens Medical Center

Honolulu, HI · Psychiatric Unit

$12.1M
10Norton Hospitals Inc

Louisville, KY · General Acute Care Hospital

$12.0M
11Banner Thunderbird Medical Center

Glendale, AZ · Community/Behavioral Health

$11.7M
12Norton Hospitals, Inc

Louisville, KY · General Acute Care Hospital

$11.5M
13Uofl Health-louisville Inc

Louisville, KY · Psychiatric Hospital

$11.2M
14Sharp Memorial Hospital

San Diego, CA · General Acute Care Hospital, Women

$11.0M
15Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Albuquerque, NM · Emergency Medicine

$10.9M
161033745708$10.9M
17Banner - University Medical Center Tucson Campus Llc

Tucson, AZ · Clinic/Center, Multi-Specialty

$10.7M
181336192665$10.4M
19Tucson Medical Center

Tucson, AZ · Clinic/Center, Hearing and Speech

$10.3M
201265423917$9.5M

Showing top 20 of 9K providers billing this code