CT chest scan with and without contrast dye at Ochsner Clinic Foundation

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Original text from hospital filings

HC CT SCAN, THORAX, DX, W/WO CONTRAST

Orleans, LA

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Ochsner Clinic Foundation’s median price of $783 is 57% above the median hospital's median price ($500), higher than 62% of the 2,648 hospitals reporting CPT 71270. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 71270 at Ochsner Clinic Foundation

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 12 payers, 14 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	Tricare all payor other · outpatient	$114	$114	$50	44%	—	$64 – $163
2	Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$136	$136	—	—	—	$136 – $136
3	Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$163	$163	—	—	—	$163 – $163
4	Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$163	$163	—	—	—	$163 – $163
5	UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$402	$402	—	—	—	$402 – $402
6	Humana all payor other · outpatient	$410	$410	—	—	—	$410 – $410
7	UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient	$410	$410	—	—	—	$410 – $410
8	Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient	$423	$423	—	—	—	$423 – $423
9	Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient	$423	$423	—	—	—	$423 – $423
10	Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$827	$765	$219	29%	—	$163 – $948
11	Cigna all payor other · outpatient	$1.4k	$1.4k	—	—	—	$1.4k – $1.4k
12	Aetna all payor other · outpatient	$1.7k	$1.7k	$72	4%	—	$1.7k – $1.8k
13	First Health all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2.0k	$2.0k	—	—	—	$2.0k – $2.0k
14	MultiPlan all payor other · outpatient	$2.2k	$2.2k	—	—	—	$2.2k – $2.2k

Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

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