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CT Angiography, Chest, With Contrast

South 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?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $1,148 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$288$195 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,148$741 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $372 to $2,042Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $132 to $525
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,148professional $288

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
$275.42
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$389.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$151.36
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$602.56
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$501.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$891.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$223.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$616.60
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$660.69
9 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
$128.82
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CT · Older CT scanner
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$446.68
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$177.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$123.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$123.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$123.03

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 42nd of 51

$302

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.