CT scan, chest (no contrast)
Facility: UPMC Altoona
Billing Code: 71250 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 PA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA 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 $126 (about 1.2× the $107 Medicare rate). UPMC Altoona charges insurers about $128, or about $1,209 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Altoona, PA.
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 | $87 - $1,033 | 81% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $123 - $1,008 | 115% |
| Aetnamajor | $83 - $1,068 | 78% |
| Cignamajor | $1,008 | 944% |
| AmeriHealth | $130 | 122% |
| Geisinger | $116 - $1,108 | 109% |
| HealthPartners | $125 | 117% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $91 - $1,123 | 85% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $142 - $1,612 |
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Other Procedures at UPMC Altoona
Compare: CT scan, chest (no contrast) at other PA hospitals
- Heritage Valley Beaver · Beaver $81
- Heritage Valley Sewickley · Sewickley $81
- Penn Highlands Connellsville · Connellsville $83
- Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center · Enola $103
- Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center · Lancaster $104
- Allegheny Valley Hospital · Natrona $106
- Uniontown Hospital · Uniontown $106
- Reading Hospital · West Reading $106
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.