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CT Scan of the Chest, Without Contrast

Florida rates for HCPCS 71250

A detailed cross-sectional imaging exam of the chest using X-rays, performed without contrast dye. It gives a clear view of the lungs, airways, and surrounding structures, and is commonly used to evaluate lung nodules, chronic cough, or other lung conditions. Skipping contrast dye is often chosen when the lung tissue itself, rather than blood vessels, is the main focus.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does CT Scan of the Chest, Without Contrast cost?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $302 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$138$95.50 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$170 to $813

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $85 to $1,230Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $65 to $288
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $302professional $138

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,513.56
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$223.87
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$112.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$53.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$77.62
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$501.19
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$295.12
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,174.90
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$302.00
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$70.79
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$239.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$223.87
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CT · Older CT scanner
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$173.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Q6 · Substitute physician, paid per time
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18

Where Florida sits

The same service costs 6.2 times more in Vermont than in Utah. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Florida· 48th of 51

$138

VT $617UT $100

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.