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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CT Scan Thorax W Contrast
Cortland, NY
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Guthrie Cortland Medical Center’s median price of $237 is 48% below the median hospital's median price ($454), higher than 24% 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, 16 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 managed medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $171.70 | $171.70 | $171.70 – $171.70 |
| 2 | WellCare managed medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $171.70 | $171.70 | $171.70 – $171.70 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $201.76 | $201.76 | $201.76 – $201.76 |
| 4 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $230.13 | $230.13 | $230.13 – $230.13 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $232.39 | $232.39 | $232.39 – $232.39 |
| 6 | Humana medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $233.52 | $233.52 | $233.52 – $233.52 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $236.90 | $236.90 | $236.90 – $236.90 |
| 8 | Tricare medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $408.97 | $408.97 | $408.97 – $408.97 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $408.97 | $408.97 | $408.97 – $408.97 |
| 10 | WellCare fidelis medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $408.97 | $408.97 | $408.97 – $408.97 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare empire facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,929 | $1,929 | $1,929 – $1,929 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare student facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,929 | $1,929 | $1,929 – $1,929 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus facility · other · outpatient | $2,756 | $2,756 | $2,756 – $2,756 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield highmark facility · other · outpatient | $2,756 | $2,756 | $2,756 – $2,756 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield highmark indemnity facility · other · outpatient | $2,756 | $2,756 | $2,756 – $2,756 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield highmark ppo facility · other · outpatient | $2,756 | $2,756 | $2,756 – $2,756 |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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