go back

CT Angiography, Chest, With Contrast

North Carolina 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?

$513

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $513 from a physician practice, and about $389 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$513$302 to $646
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$389$257 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $257 to $2,042Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $257 to $891
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $389professional $513

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
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$446.68
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$707.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$275.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$588.84
21 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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CT · Older CT scanner
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$223.87
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$933.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$295.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$912.01
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$457.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$181.97
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$128.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$128.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$128.82
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$831.76

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 14th of 51

$513

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.