Re: CT Scan

[Guest guest]

I just had one in Decmber in Indiana and it was $1500. It was an

abodominal one with IV and oral contrast. Depending on what

type of CT you are doing will affect the cost (as well as the region

of the country in which it is done). That does not include the cost

of the radiologists time for looking at the films and dictating the

report. I think you need to add another 300 to 500 dollars for this.

Laurie

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> Anyone have any idea how much a ct scan costs these days?

[Guest guest]

I believe it depends on the state, and hospital as to the costs. I

have had many CT scans. One from a profit making hospital..they

charged $3760 for a scan, then at MD Cancer Center, my

insurance was only billed $946 for their scan, UT Medical Center in

Knoxville charge around $1500, whilst Vanderbilt Medical Center in

Nashville charged more than $1500 and in the same state.

It is possible that teaching hospitals are less expensive for

running their tests, but that is only a guess on my part.

Regards,

Ward

PAI Support Administration Staff

dceward@...

[Guest guest]

wrote:

> Anyone have any idea how much a ct scan costs these days?

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I've read what the others wrote and I'm feeling very sick to my

stomach at the replies so far. Unfortunately, for a long time, there

was only one hospital to go to and only one where my first GI

practiced. I feel that my lifelong insurance maximum has been greatly

taken advange of. The present cost for a CT-scan of abdomen and

pelvis are billed separately, even though they are done at one time

and together at the hospital I had to use for the first two years of

my CP care. That hospital is the Hilton Head Regional Medical Center,

Hilton Head Island, SC, (a Tenet facility),and they charge the

princely fee of $4,500. Sad to say, I had 12 CT-scans at that

facility in a two year time frame. The hospital I use now, St.

ph's/Candler in Savannah, charges $1,750.....quite a difference!

My son had a scan in Walterboro, SC, which only cost $875. My CT-scan

at the Mayo Clinic was around $2,600, I believe. It's obviously

different in different parts of the country and specifically varies

from one hospital to another within a 75 mile radius.

With love, hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

Bluffton, SC

South Carolina State Rep.

South Eastern Regional Rep., PAI

http://www.pancassociation.org/anthology#Heidi.html

Note: All comments or advice are from personal experiences or opinion

only, and should not be a substitute for consultation with a medical

professional.