Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
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HC CT Thorax Diagnostic W/Contrast
Des Moines, IA
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Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp’s median price of $439 is 3% below the median hospital's median price ($454), higher than 49% 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: 17 payers, 35 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 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · other · both | $166.03 | $166.03 | $166.03 – $166.03 |
| 2 | Molina molina medicaid facility · other · both | $167.18 | $167.18 | $167.18 – $167.18 |
| 3 | Wellmark wellmark medicare advantage facility · other · both | $167.69 | $167.69 | $167.69 – $167.69 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare advantage facility · other · both | $169.35 | $169.35 | $169.35 – $169.35 |
| 5 | Anthem wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $179.20 | $179.20 | $179.20 – $179.20 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $179.20 | $179.20 | $179.20 – $179.20 |
| 7 | Carefirst wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $179.20 | $179.20 | $179.20 – $179.20 |
| 8 | Excellus wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $179.20 | $179.20 | $179.20 – $179.20 |
| 9 | Highmark wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $179.20 | $179.20 | $179.20 – $179.20 |
| 10 | Premera wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $179.20 | $179.20 | $179.20 – $179.20 |
| 11 | Regence wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $179.20 | $179.20 | $179.20 – $179.20 |
| 12 | Wellmark wellmark hmo facility · fee schedule · both | $179.20 | $179.20 | $179.20 – $179.20 |
| 13 | Wellmark wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $179.20 | $179.20 | $179.20 – $179.20 |
| 14 | Oscar oscar facility · other · both | $240.74 | $240.74 | $240.74 – $240.74 |
| 15 | Ambetter ambetter marketplace facility · other · both | $284.62 | $284.62 | $284.62 – $284.62 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · fee schedule · both | $405.77 | $405.77 | $405.77 – $405.77 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $405.77 | $405.77 | $405.77 – $405.77 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare options facility · fee schedule · both | $405.77 | $405.77 | $405.77 – $405.77 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare options facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $405.77 | $405.77 | $405.77 – $405.77 |
| 20 | Anthem wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $438.90 | $438.90 | $438.90 – $438.90 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $438.90 | $438.90 | $438.90 – $438.90 |
| 22 | Carefirst wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $438.90 | $438.90 | $438.90 – $438.90 |
| 23 | Excellus wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $438.90 | $438.90 | $438.90 – $438.90 |
| 24 | Highmark wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $438.90 | $438.90 | $438.90 – $438.90 |
| 25 | Premera wellmark ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $438.90 | $438.90 | $438.90 – $438.90 |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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