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CT Angiography, Chest, With Contrast

Virginia 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $490 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$339$275 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$251 to $1,148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $132 to $1,778Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $234 to $646
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $490professional $339

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
$288.40
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$467.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$426.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$120.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$302.00
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$398.11
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$630.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$407.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$120.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$288.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$616.60
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,621.81
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$724.44
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$186.21
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$660.69
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
$125.89
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
CT · Older CT scanner
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
27 · Multiple hospital visits
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 39th of 51

$339

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.