CT chest scan with contrast dye at Loring Hospital

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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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

HC CT CHEST W CONTRAST DIAG

Sac City, IA

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Loring Hospital’s median price of $1.8k is 294% above the median hospital's median price ($454), higher than 86% 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 Loring Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 19 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 facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$651.60	$651.60	$651.60 – $651.60
2	Molina medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$685.44	$685.44	$685.44 – $685.44
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$833.65	$833.65	$833.65 – $833.65
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$916.24	$916.24	$916.24 – $916.24
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,224	$1,224	$1,224 – $1,224
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,303	$1,303	$1,303 – $1,303
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,303	$1,303	$1,303 – $1,303
8	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,629	$1,629	$1,629 – $1,629
9	Humana medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,672	$1,672	$1,672 – $1,672
10	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1,738	$1,738	$1,738 – $1,738
11	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1,738	$1,738	$1,738 – $1,738
12	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$2,063	$2,063	$2,063 – $2,063
13	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2,063	$2,063	$2,063 – $2,063
14	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$2,085	$2,085	$2,085 – $2,085
15	Aetna medicare facility · per diem · inpatient	$2,172	$2,172	$2,172 – $2,172
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · per diem · inpatient	$2,172	$2,172	$2,172 – $2,172
17	Humana medicare facility · per diem · inpatient	$2,172	$2,172	$2,172 – $2,172
18	Molina medicaid facility · case rate · inpatient	$2,172	$2,172	$2,172 – $2,172
19	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · per diem · inpatient	$2,172	$2,172	$2,172 – $2,172

Last updated: Aug 25, 2026

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