CT chest scan with contrast dye at Columbia Memorial Hospital

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Original text from hospital filings

CHG DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY THORAX W/CONTRAST

Hudson, NY

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Columbia Memorial Hospital’s median price of $81 is 82% below the median hospital's median price ($454), higher than 1% 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 Columbia Memorial Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 59 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	UnitedHealthcare medicaid_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$22.67	$22.67	$22.67 – $22.67
2	UnitedHealthcare medicaid_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$22.67	$22.67	$22.67 – $22.67
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialaliessa-medicaid-chp-harp_ancillary providers_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$48.18	$48.18	$48.18 – $48.18
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialaliessa-medicaid-chp-harp_ancillary providers_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$48.18	$48.18	$48.18 – $48.18
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_ancillary providers_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$48.18	$48.18	$48.18 – $48.18
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_ancillary providers_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$48.18	$48.18	$48.18 – $48.18
7	Tricare all products_nonphysician_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$48.18	$48.18	$48.18 – $48.18
8	Tricare all products_nonphysician_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$48.18	$48.18	$48.18 – $48.18
9	UnitedHealthcare medicare_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$48.18	$48.18	$48.18 – $48.18
10	UnitedHealthcare medicare_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$48.18	$48.18	$48.18 – $48.18
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue access_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$52.32	$52.32	$52.32 – $52.32
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue access_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$52.32	$52.32	$52.32 – $52.32
13	UnitedHealthcare all products_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$54.41	$54.41	$54.41 – $54.41
14	UnitedHealthcare all products_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$54.41	$54.41	$54.41 – $54.41
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$55.40	$55.40	$55.40 – $55.40
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$55.40	$55.40	$55.40 – $55.40
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialaliessa-medicaid-chp-harp_md_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$56.68	$56.68	$56.68 – $56.68
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialaliessa-medicaid-chp-harp_md_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$56.68	$56.68	$56.68 – $56.68
19	Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_md_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$56.68	$56.68	$56.68 – $56.68
20	Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_md_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$56.68	$56.68	$56.68 – $56.68
21	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$56.68	$56.68	$56.68 – $56.68
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$56.68	$56.68	$56.68 – $56.68
23	Tricare all products_physician_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$56.69	$56.69	$56.69 – $56.69
24	Tricare all products_physician_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$56.69	$56.69	$56.69 – $56.69
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield pathway enhanced_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$57.62	$57.62	$57.62 – $57.62

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Last updated: Dec 31, 2025

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