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HC CT THORAX DIAGNOSTIC W CONT
Morganton, NC
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Blue Ridge HealthCare Hospitals, Inc’s median price of $1.3k is 177% above the median hospital's median price ($454), higher than 77% of the 2,627 hospitals reporting CPT 71260. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 24 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $161.55 | $161.55 | $161.55 – $161.55 |
| 2 | Optum vaccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $166.55 | $166.55 | $166.55 – $166.55 |
| 3 | Optum vaccn behavioral health facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $166.55 | $166.55 | $166.55 – $166.55 |
| 4 | Humana medicare hmo/medicare ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $168.22 | $168.22 | $168.22 – $168.22 |
| 5 | Cigna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $174.88 | $174.88 | $174.88 – $174.88 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $174.88 | $174.88 | $174.88 – $174.88 |
| 7 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $176.54 | $176.54 | $176.54 – $176.54 |
| 8 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $432.00 | $432.00 | $432.00 – $432.00 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare chip/medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $432.00 | $432.00 | $432.00 – $432.00 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue value facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,167 | $1,167 | $1,167 – $1,167 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue value facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,353 | $1,353 | $1,353 – $1,353 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue select/hmo/ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,674 | $1,674 | $1,674 – $1,674 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue select/hmo/ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,906 | $1,906 | $1,906 – $1,906 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare individual exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,038 | $2,038 | $2,038 – $2,038 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare individual exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,106 | $2,106 | $2,106 – $2,106 |
| 16 | Medcost ultra facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,286 | $2,286 | $2,286 – $2,286 |
| 17 | Medcost ultra facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,305 | $2,305 | $2,305 – $2,305 |
| 18 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,439 | $2,439 | $2,439 – $2,439 |
| 19 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,535 | $2,535 | $2,535 – $2,535 |
| 20 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,561 | $2,561 | $2,561 – $2,561 |
| 21 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,600 | $2,600 | $2,600 – $2,600 |
| 22 | Medcost commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,695 | $2,695 | $2,695 – $2,695 |
| 23 | Medcost commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,714 | $2,714 | $2,714 – $2,714 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · per diem · outpatient | $2,832 | $2,832 | $2,832 – $2,832 |
Last updated: Jun 4, 2026
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