CT scan, chest (no contrast)
Facility: Skagit Valley Hospital
Billing Code: 71250 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $112 compared to the $112 fair price benchmark.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.00× fair market pricing.
A typical price — 2 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 WA hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
Note: 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 $112 (about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Skagit Valley Hospital charges insurers about $112, or about $1,907 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Mount Vernon, WA.
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 - $417 | 72% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $112 - $498 | 105% |
| Aetnamajor | $2,146 | 2009% |
| Cignamajor | $1,898 | 1777% |
| Humanamajor | $112 - $2,265 | 105% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $106 - $429 | 99% |
| Amerigroup | $82 | 77% |
| Molina | $77 | 72% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $86 - $1,955 |
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Other Procedures at Skagit Valley Hospital
Compare: CT scan, chest (no contrast) at other WA hospitals
- Prosser Memorial Hospital · Prosser $57
- Jefferson Healthcare · Port Townsend $69
- Lake Chelan Community Hospital · Chelan $74
- Skyline Hospital · White Salmon $76
- Lincoln Hospital · Davenport $90
- Astria Toppenish Hospital · Toppenish $112
- Trios Health · Kennewick $113
- Seattle Children's Hospital · Seattle $116
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Skagit Valley Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $865
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $865).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($1,907) Beats Your Bill
Skagit Valley Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $1,907 (vs. $112 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $112 Fair BaseRate ($107 Medicare)
Your bill ($2,384) is $2,272 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($112) and 22.3× the $107 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.