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HC CT THORAX DIAGNOSTIC W CONT
Chapel Hill, NC
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University of North Carolina Hospitals at Chapel Hill’s median price of $811 is 79% above the median hospital's median price ($454), higher than 66% 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, 25 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 advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $167.62 | $167.62 | $167.62 – $167.62 |
| 2 | Optum vaccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $172.80 | $172.80 | $172.80 – $172.80 |
| 3 | Optum vaccn behavioral health facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $172.80 | $172.80 | $172.80 – $172.80 |
| 4 | Cigna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $181.44 | $181.44 | $181.44 – $181.44 |
| 5 | Humana medicare hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $181.44 | $181.44 | $181.44 – $181.44 |
| 6 | Humana medicare ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $181.44 | $181.44 | $181.44 – $181.44 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $181.44 | $181.44 | $181.44 – $181.44 |
| 8 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $181.44 | $181.44 | $181.44 – $181.44 |
| 9 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $183.17 | $183.17 | $183.17 – $183.17 |
| 10 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $810.81 | $810.81 | $810.81 – $810.81 |
| 11 | Optum chip/managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $810.81 | $810.81 | $810.81 – $810.81 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare chip/medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $810.81 | $810.81 | $810.81 – $810.81 |
| 13 | WellCare managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $810.81 | $810.81 | $810.81 – $810.81 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue value individual facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $938.05 | $938.05 | $938.05 – $938.05 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare individual exchange facility · per diem · outpatient | $1,034 | $1,034 | $1,034 – $1,034 |
| 16 | Aetna commercial facility · per diem · outpatient | $1,175 | $1,175 | $1,175 – $1,175 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · per diem · outpatient | $1,265 | $1,265 | $1,265 – $1,265 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue select/hmo/ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,411 | $1,411 | $1,387 – $1,435 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue value group facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,440 | $1,440 | $1,440 – $1,440 |
| 20 | Optum commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,580 | $1,580 | $1,580 – $1,580 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue select/hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,890 | $1,890 | $1,890 – $1,890 |
| 22 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,340 | $2,340 | $2,340 – $2,340 |
| 23 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,340 | $2,340 | $2,340 – $2,340 |
| 24 | Cigna commercial facility · per diem · outpatient | $2,905 | $2,905 | $2,905 – $2,905 |
| 25 | Optum commercial facility · per diem · inpatient | $4,481 | $4,481 | $4,481 – $4,481 |
Last updated: Jun 4, 2026
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