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Original text from hospital filings
CT Thorax W Cntrst
Raleigh, NC
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Duke University Hospital’s median price of $639 is 41% above the median hospital's median price ($454), higher than 59% 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: 6 payers, 42 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 medicare advantage hmo facility · other · both | $165.45 | $165.45 | $165.45 – $165.45 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare commercial/epo/ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $168.30 | $168.30 | $168.30 – $168.30 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage/medicare advantage hmo/medicare advantage ppo facility · other · both | $171.27 | $171.27 | $171.27 – $171.27 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · other · both | $171.27 | $171.27 | $171.27 – $171.27 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · other · inpatient | $173.00 | $173.00 | $173.00 – $173.00 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage ppo facility · other · both | $174.69 | $174.69 | $174.69 – $174.69 |
| 7 | Humana medicare advantage facility · other · both | $175.55 | $175.55 | $175.55 – $175.55 |
| 8 | Cigna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $176.85 | $176.85 | $176.85 – $176.85 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage/medicare advantage hmo/medicare advantage ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $407.01 | $407.01 | $407.01 – $407.01 |
| 10 | Aetna medicare advantage ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $409.45 | $409.45 | $409.45 – $409.45 |
| 11 | Aetna medicare advantage hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $412.44 | $412.44 | $412.44 – $412.44 |
| 12 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $413.88 | $413.88 | $413.88 – $413.88 |
| 13 | Humana medicare advantage facility · other · inpatient | $426.17 | $426.17 | $426.17 – $426.17 |
| 14 | Aetna whole health facility · per diem · both | $429.00 | $429.00 | $429.00 – $429.00 |
| 15 | Aetna whole health facility · per diem · outpatient | $429.00 | $429.00 | $429.00 – $429.00 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $452.80 | $452.80 | $452.80 – $452.80 |
| 17 | Cigna commercial/hmo/ppo facility · per diem · outpatient | $592.35 | $592.35 | $592.35 – $592.35 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $628.11 | $628.11 | $628.11 – $628.11 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $628.11 | $628.11 | $628.11 – $628.11 |
| 20 | Aetna medicare advantage hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $638.94 | $638.94 | $638.94 – $638.94 |
| 21 | Aetna medicare advantage ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $638.94 | $638.94 | $638.94 – $638.94 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage/medicare advantage hmo/medicare advantage ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $694.50 | $694.50 | $694.50 – $694.50 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $697.83 | $697.83 | $697.83 – $697.83 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $697.83 | $697.83 | $697.83 – $697.83 |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $759.93 | $759.93 | $759.93 – $759.93 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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