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CT Angiography, Chest, With Contrast

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 71275

A CT scanner takes detailed cross-sectional images of the chest after contrast dye is injected into a vein, specifically to highlight the blood vessels, most often the pulmonary arteries and aorta. It's frequently used to check for a blood clot in the lungs (pulmonary embolism), an aortic aneurysm, or a tear in the aorta's wall. This is a vessel-focused scan, distinct from a routine chest CT done to look at the lungs and other structures without a focus on blood flow.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does CT Angiography, Chest, With Contrast cost?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $251 to $479.

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

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $251 to $2,512Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $112 to $776
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $933professional $324

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$436.52
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,071.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$776.25
4 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
$117.49
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CT · Older CT scanner
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 12.3 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.

Washington, DC· 36th of 51

$355

VT $2,089UT $170

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.