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.
Original text from hospital filings
CT THORAX;WITH CONTRAST
Watertown, NY
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Samaritan Medical Center’s median price of $219 is 52% below the median hospital's median price ($454), higher than 20% 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: 4 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 | Excellus managed medicaid facility · other · inpatient | $103.02 | $103.02 | $103.02 – $103.02 |
| 2 | Excellus managed medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $103.02 | $103.02 | $103.02 – $103.02 |
| 3 | WellCare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $107.09 | $106.32 | $52.40 – $159.48 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · other · inpatient | $143.84 | $143.84 | $143.84 – $143.84 |
| 5 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · other · inpatient | $171.31 | $171.31 | $171.31 – $171.31 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · other · inpatient | $188.97 | $188.97 | $188.97 – $188.97 |
| 7 | Excellus medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $218.95 | $218.95 | $218.95 – $218.95 |
| 8 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $218.95 | $218.95 | $218.95 – $218.95 |
| 9 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $223.33 | $223.33 | $223.33 – $223.33 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $225.52 | $225.52 | $225.52 – $225.52 |
| 11 | Excellus medicare advantage facility · other · inpatient | $225.62 | $225.62 | $225.62 – $225.62 |
| 12 | Excellus commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $249.69 | $249.69 | $249.69 – $249.69 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid facility · other · inpatient | $551.46 | $551.46 | $551.46 – $551.46 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $551.46 | $551.46 | $551.46 – $551.46 |
| 15 | Excellus commercial facility · other · inpatient | $673.28 | $673.28 | $673.28 – $673.28 |
| 16 | Excellus commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,005 | $1,005 | $1,005 – $1,005 |
| 17 | Aetna commercial facility · other · inpatient | $1,634 | $1,634 | $1,634 – $1,634 |
| 18 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,286 | $3,286 | $3,286 – $3,286 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,286 | $3,286 | $3,286 – $3,286 |
Last updated: Feb 2, 2026
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