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 W/CONTRAST
Birmingham, AL
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University of Alabama Hospital’s median price of $2.6k is 472% above the median hospital's median price ($454), higher than 94% 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: 8 payers, 16 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 | Humana tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $146.63 | $146.63 | $146.63 – $146.63 |
| 2 | Bcbs Al medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $159.38 | $159.38 | $159.38 – $159.38 |
| 3 | Optum vaccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $159.38 | $159.38 | $159.38 – $159.38 |
| 4 | Cigna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $170.54 | $170.54 | $170.54 – $170.54 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $172.13 | $172.13 | $172.13 – $172.13 |
| 6 | Ambetter commercial-exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $219.15 | $219.15 | $219.15 – $219.15 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $357.10 | $357.10 | $357.10 – $357.10 |
| 8 | Cigna new business facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $463.24 | $463.24 | $463.24 – $463.24 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,765 | $1,765 | $1,765 – $1,765 |
| 10 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,979 | $1,979 | $1,979 – $1,979 |
| 11 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,979 | $1,979 | $1,979 – $1,979 |
| 12 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,174 | $2,174 | $2,174 – $2,174 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,174 | $2,174 | $2,174 – $2,174 |
| 14 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,661 | $2,661 | $2,661 – $2,661 |
| 15 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,661 | $2,661 | $2,661 – $2,661 |
| 16 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,758 | $2,758 | $2,758 – $2,758 |
Last updated: Feb 19, 2026
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