CT scan, chest (no contrast)
Facility: Scripps Green Hospital
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 $138 (about 1.3× the $107 Medicare rate). Scripps Green Hospital charges insurers about $134, or about $525 in cash — about the fair price. Located in La Jolla, CA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 | $77 - $399 | 72% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $126 - $399 | 118% |
| Aetnamajor | $99 - $424 | 93% |
| Cignamajor | $126 - $207 | 118% |
| Humanamajor | $134 | 125% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $134 - $1,142 | 125% |
| Health Net | $126 - $374 | 118% |
| HealthPartners | $134 - $363 | 125% |
| + 41 smaller / regional plans | $77 - $1,679 |
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Other Procedures at Scripps Green Hospital
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.