CT chest scan with contrast dye at Blue Ridge Regional Hospital

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

CT CHEST W/CONTRAST

Spruce Pine, NC

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Blue Ridge Regional Hospital’s median price of $1.7k is 272% above the median hospital's median price ($454), higher than 85% of the 2,627 hospitals reporting CPT 71260. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 71260 at Blue Ridge Regional Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 18 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 mcr percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$731.35	$731.35	$731.35 – $731.35
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield mgmcd percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$767.00	$767.00	$767.00 – $767.00
3	UnitedHealthcare bhmgmcd percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$778.43	$778.43	$778.43 – $778.43
4	WellCare mgmcd percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$789.85	$789.85	$789.85 – $789.85
5	Aetna mcr percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$914.18	$914.18	$914.18 – $914.18
6	Cigna hix percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,554	$1,554	$1,554 – $1,554
7	Cigna ifp percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,554	$1,554	$1,554 – $1,554
8	Cigna newbusiness percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,554	$1,554	$1,554 – $1,554
9	Amerihealth Caritas commercial-exchange percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,691	$1,691	$1,691 – $1,691
10	UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,842	$1,842	$1,842 – $1,842
11	Cigna existingbusiness percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,870	$1,870	$1,870 – $1,870
12	Caresource hix percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,011	$2,011	$2,011 – $2,011
13	UnitedHealthcare globalbenefitplanappendix percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,057	$2,057	$2,057 – $2,057
14	UnitedHealthcare optionsppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,162	$2,162	$2,162 – $2,162
15	Medcost ultrarate percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,225	$2,225	$2,225 – $2,225
16	Medcost standard percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,318	$2,318	$2,318 – $2,318
17	Aetna comm percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$3,213	$3,213	$3,213 – $3,213
18	MultiPlan comm percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$3,657	$3,657	$3,657 – $3,657

Last updated: Sep 1, 2026

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