CT scan, chest (no contrast)
Facility: Kaleida Health
Billing Code: 71250 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 NY hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NY 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 $119 (about 1.1× the $107 Medicare rate). Kaleida Health charges insurers about $99, or about $477 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Buffalo, NY.
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 | $39 - $142 | 37% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $46 - $487 | 43% |
| Aetnamajor | $97 - $138 | 91% |
| Cignamajor | $153 - $185 | 143% |
| Humanamajor | $45 - $47 | 42% |
| AmeriHealth | $50 | 47% |
| Fidelis Care | $45 - $141 | 42% |
| Independent Health | $76 - $249 | 71% |
| MagnaCare | $97 - $124 | 91% |
| Molina | $26 - $45 | 24% |
| MVP Health Care | $59 | 55% |
| WellCare | $49 - $136 | 46% |
| + 6 smaller / regional plans | $37 - $594 |
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Other Procedures at Kaleida Health
Compare: CT scan, chest (no contrast) at other NY hospitals
- Maimonides Medical Center · Brooklyn $52
- The University of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy · Malone $52
- Columbia Memorial Hospital · Hudson $58
- The University of Vermont Health Network - Champl · Plattsburgh $63
- Long Island Community Hospital · Patchogue $68
- Bertrand Chaffee Hospital · Springville $85
- O'Connor Hospital · Delhi $85
- St Barnabas Hospital · Bronx $98
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.