CT scan, chest (no contrast)
Facility: Adventist Health Howard Memorial
Billing Code: 71250 (CPT)
A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 CA hospitals compared.
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 $87 (about 0.8× the $107 Medicare rate). Adventist Health Howard Memorial charges insurers about $85, or about $559 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Willits, CA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 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 | $50 - $2,727 | 47% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $50 - $2,317 | 47% |
| Aetnamajor | $178 - $2,364 | 167% |
| Cignamajor | $27 - $2,995 | 25% |
| Health Net | $73 - $2,890 | 68% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $55 - $2,995 |
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Other Procedures at Adventist Health Howard Memorial
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 Tehachapi Valley · Tehachapi $88
- Adventist Health Mendocino Coast · Fort Bragg $93
- Bear Valley Community Hospital · Big Bear Lake $100
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.