CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, chest (no contrast)

Facility: Sarasota Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 71250 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$80
about 0.7× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $77–$276
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$83
About the fair price
about $3 over the fair price · 0.8× Medicare
Medicare pays $107 Fair price $80 This hospital $83 Cash price $1,256 Hospital's list price $3,141

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How this hospital compares to other FL hospitals

On the higher side — 6 of 8 other FL hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $69 Priciest $106

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 FL 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 $80 (about 0.7× the $107 Medicare rate). Sarasota Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $83, or about $1,256 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Sarasota, FL.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser Permanente

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 $52 - $3,145 49%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $48 - $133 45%
Aetnamajor $53 - $3,350 50%
Cignamajor $76 - $3,015 71%
Ambetter (Centene) $135 - $295 126%
AmeriHealth $43 - $74 40%
AvMed $458 - $2,997 429%
Molina $42 - $73 39%
Oscar Health $86 - $137 81%
Simply Healthcare $41 - $71 38%
WellCare $54 - $115 51%
+ 14 smaller / regional plans $41 - $2,332
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1700 S Tamiami Trl, Sarasota, FL 34239
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★★
  • Ownership Type: Government - Hospital District or Authority
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals