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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HC CT THORAX DX W/CONTRAST
Helena, MT
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St. Peter's Health’s median price of $1.2k is 159% above the median hospital's median price ($454), higher than 76% 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: 5 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare replacement fee schedule · outpatient | $178.02 | $178.02 | $178.02 – $178.02 |
| 2 | Humana medicare replacement fee schedule · outpatient | $272.19 | $272.19 | $181.58 – $362.79 |
| 3 | Bcbs Mt state of montana employees fee schedule · outpatient | $408.56 | $408.56 | $408.56 – $408.56 |
| 4 | Bcbs Mt closed plan network percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $950.38 | $950.38 | $950.38 – $950.38 |
| 5 | Bcbs Mt healthlink percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $950.38 | $950.38 | $950.38 – $950.38 |
| 6 | Bcbs Mt pos percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $950.38 | $950.38 | $950.38 – $950.38 |
| 7 | Bcbs Mt traditional percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,042 | $1,042 | $1,042 – $1,042 |
| 8 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,193 | $1,193 | $1,193 – $1,193 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,202 | $1,202 | $1,202 – $1,202 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,202 | $1,202 | $1,202 – $1,202 |
| 11 | Bcbs Mt closed plan network percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,220 | $1,220 | $1,220 – $1,220 |
| 12 | Bcbs Mt healthlink percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,220 | $1,220 | $1,220 – $1,220 |
| 13 | Bcbs Mt pos percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,220 | $1,220 | $1,220 – $1,220 |
| 14 | Bcbs Mt traditional percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,248 | $1,248 | $1,248 – $1,248 |
Last updated: Mar 16, 2026
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