CT scan, chest (no contrast)
Facility: Tri-City Medical Center
Billing Code: 71250 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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
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 |
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Other Procedures at Tri-City Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, chest (no contrast) at other CA hospitals
- Saint Agnes Medical Center · Fresno $34
- Mayers Memorial Hospital · Fall River Mills $52
- Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA · Los Angeles $58
- Adventist Health Vallejo · Vallejo $72
- Trinity Hospital · Weaverville $83
- Adventist Health Howard Memorial · Willits $85
- Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley · Tehachapi $88
- Adventist Health Mendocino Coast · Fort Bragg $93
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.