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 DX W/WO CON
Pittsburgh, PA
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UPMC Presbyterian’s median price of $5.5k is 1011% above the median hospital's median price ($499), higher than 99% of the 2,616 hospitals reporting CPT 71270. 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, 24 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 | UnitedHealthcare pa chip/pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $124 | $124 | — | — | — | $124 – $124 |
| 2 | Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $183 | $183 | — | — | — | $183 – $183 |
| 3 | Cigna medicare transplant facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $183 | $183 | — | — | — | $183 – $183 |
| 4 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $183 | $183 | — | — | — | $183 – $183 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $183 | $183 | — | — | — | $183 – $183 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $187 | $187 | — | — | — | $187 – $187 |
| 7 | Aetna chip/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $218 | $218 | — | — | — | $218 – $218 |
| 8 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $248 | $248 | — | — | — | $248 – $248 |
| 9 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $265 | $265 | — | — | — | $265 – $265 |
| 10 | Highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $465 | $465 | — | — | — | $465 – $465 |
| 11 | Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 12 | MultiPlan worker's compensation facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 13 | Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 14 | Aetna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.1k | $2.1k | — | — | — | $2.1k – $2.1k |
| 15 | Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.2k | $2.2k | — | — | — | $2.2k – $2.2k |
| 16 | Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | — | $2.9k – $2.9k |
| 17 | Highmark upmc emergent facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3.1k | $3.1k | — | — | — | $3.1k – $3.1k |
| 18 | Highmark medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.3k | $4.3k | — | — | — | $4.3k – $4.3k |
| 19 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $6.0k | $6.0k | — | — | — | $6.0k – $6.0k |
| 20 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6.0k | $6.0k | — | — | — | $6.0k – $6.0k |
| 21 | MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $6.8k | $6.8k | — | — | — | $6.8k – $6.8k |
| 22 | MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6.8k | $6.8k | — | — | — | $6.8k – $6.8k |
| 23 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $7.2k | $7.2k | — | — | — | $7.2k – $7.2k |
| 24 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7.2k | $7.2k | — | — | — | $7.2k – $7.2k |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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