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 thorax w/dye
Santa Cruz, CA
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Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center of Santa Cruz’s median price of $2.0k is 338% above the median hospital's median price ($454), higher than 88% 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, 9 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 | Anthem medicare adv_ hmo / ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $247.22 | $247.22 | $247.22 – $247.22 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield individual facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,305 | $1,305 | $1,305 – $1,305 |
| 3 | Anthem individual facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,431 | $1,431 | $1,431 – $1,431 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,664 | $1,664 | $1,664 – $1,664 |
| 5 | Anthem hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,990 | $1,990 | $1,990 – $1,990 |
| 6 | Cigna hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,993 | $1,993 | $1,993 – $1,993 |
| 7 | Aetna hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,090 | $2,090 | $2,090 – $2,090 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare hmo / ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,139 | $2,139 | $2,139 – $2,139 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,139 | $2,139 | $2,139 – $2,139 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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