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Why do I need a CT scan of my abdomen and pelvis?

A CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis is needed when your healthcare provider wants information about the internal organs and structures in your stomach and lower abdominal area. CT scans are fast and give much more detailed information than a plain x-ray would. Some reasons your provider might order a CT of the abdomen and pelvis include:

  • Abdominal pain
  • Pelvic pain
  • Guidance during a biopsy in the abdominal or pelvic area
  • Planning for or follow up after abdominal or pelvic surgery
  • Cancer care for tumors in the abdominal or pelvic area

After a CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis, your healthcare provider could find things like:

  • Appendicitis
  • Infections
  • Inflammatory bowel disease like ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease
  • Pancreatitis, and inflammation of the pancreas
  • Cancers
  • Kidney or bladder stones
  • Abdominal aortic aneurysm

* Savings estimate based on a study of more than 1 billion claims comparing self-pay (or cash pay) prices of a frequency-weighted market basket of procedures to insurer-negotiated rates for the same. Claims were collected between July 2017 and July 2019. R.Lawrence Van Horn, Arthur Laffer, Robert L.Metcalf. 2019. The Transformative Potential for Price Transparency in Healthcare: Benefits for Consumers and Providers. Health Management Policy and Innovation, Volume 4, Issue 3.

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Your actual costs may be higher or lower than these cost estimates. Check with your provider and health plan details to confirm the costs that you may be charged for a service or procedure. You are responsible for costs that are not covered and for getting any pre-authorizations or referrals required by your health plan. Neither payments nor benefits are guaranteed.

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