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CT Scan of the Chest, With Contrast

Vermont rates for HCPCS 71260

A detailed cross-sectional imaging exam of the chest using X-rays, performed after injecting a contrast dye into a vein. The contrast highlights blood vessels and can make abnormal tissue, such as tumors, infections, or inflamed lymph nodes, easier to identify and distinguish from surrounding structures. It's commonly used to investigate suspected masses, infections, or blood vessel problems in the chest.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does CT Scan of the Chest, With Contrast cost?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $129 to $295.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $123 to $372
$200$500professional $234

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$645.65
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$478.63
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$407.38

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in Wisconsin than in Texas. 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.

Vermont· 38th of 51

$234

WI $490TX $182

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.