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
HC Cat Scan of Chest Contrast - CT Chest W Contrast
Chicago, IL
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University of Illinois Hospital & Clinics’s median price of $221 is 51% 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: 10 payers, 66 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 | Aetna Better Health medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $112.16 | $89.73 | $56.08 – $112.16 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $112.16 | $89.73 | $56.08 – $112.16 |
| 3 | Molina medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $112.16 | $89.73 | $56.08 – $112.16 |
| 4 | Molina mmai dual eligibility professional · fee schedule · both | $135.80 | $105.27 | $44.22 – $135.80 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare hmo, ppo, & nap professional · fee schedule · both | $169.75 | $131.59 | $55.28 – $169.75 |
| 6 | Medicare part a and b & medicare railroad professional · fee schedule · both | $169.75 | $131.59 | $55.28 – $169.75 |
| 7 | Optum all products professional · fee schedule · both | $169.75 | $131.59 | $55.28 – $169.75 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare hmo & ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $169.75 | $131.59 | $55.28 – $169.75 |
| 9 | WellCare medicare hmo professional · fee schedule · both | $178.24 | $138.17 | $58.04 – $178.24 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue choice city of chicago professional · fee schedule · both | $212.44 | $164.69 | $69.18 – $212.44 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue choice opt ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $212.44 | $164.69 | $69.18 – $212.44 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield unite here health professional · fee schedule · both | $212.44 | $164.69 | $69.18 – $212.44 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield advocate health systems ipa professional · fee schedule · both | $215.58 | $167.12 | $70.21 – $215.58 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare core epo & navigate epo professional · fee schedule · both | $192.69 | $178.46 | $75.00 – $267.69 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mmai dual eligibility facility · other · outpatient | $181.67 | $181.67 | $181.67 – $181.67 |
| 16 | Cigna all products professional · fee schedule · both | $186.96 | $184.15 | $89.26 – $276.22 |
| 17 | Aetna medicare hmo, ppo, & nap facility · other · outpatient | $185.57 | $185.57 | $185.57 – $185.57 |
| 18 | Aetna Better Health mmai dual eligibility facility · other · outpatient | $185.57 | $185.57 | $185.57 – $185.57 |
| 19 | Medicare part a and b & medicare railroad facility · other · outpatient | $185.57 | $185.57 | $185.57 – $185.57 |
| 20 | Molina mmai dual eligibility facility · other · outpatient | $185.57 | $185.57 | $185.57 – $185.57 |
| 21 | Optum all products facility · other · outpatient | $185.57 | $185.57 | $185.57 – $185.57 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare medicare hmo & ppo facility · other · outpatient | $185.57 | $185.57 | $185.57 – $185.57 |
| 23 | Cigna all products professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $186.96 | $186.96 | $186.96 – $186.96 |
| 24 | WellCare medicare hmo facility · other · outpatient | $194.85 | $194.85 | $194.85 – $194.85 |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue advantage hmo professional · fee schedule · both | $254.63 | $197.39 | $82.92 – $254.63 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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