CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, chest (no contrast)

Facility: Tri-City Medical Center

Billing Code: 71250 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$186
about 1.7× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $132–$280
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$178
About the fair price
about $8 under the fair price · 1.7× Medicare
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $186 This hospital $178 Cash price $1,774 Hospital's list price $2,956

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $34 Priciest $178

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a CT scan, chest (no contrast) is about $186 (about 1.7× the $107 Medicare rate). Tri-City Medical Center charges insurers about $178, or about $1,774 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Oceanside, CA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Kaiser Permanente Humana

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company Price range vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor $1,181 - $1,428 1106%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $352 - $1,842 330%
Aetnamajor $562 - $2,303 526%
Cignamajor $2,080 - $2,447 1947%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $984 - $1,085 921%
Health Net $129 - $2,416 121%
Molina $843 - $930 789%
Providence Health Plan $843 - $930 789%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans $139 - $1,861
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 4002 Vista Way, Oceanside, CA 92056
  • CMS Rating: ★☆☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Government - Hospital District or Authority
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals