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Contrast X-ray Of The Chest Aorta With Rapid Imaging

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 75605

This imaging study uses contrast dye injected into the main artery in the chest along with a rapid series of X-ray images to capture how blood flows through the vessel. It is used to evaluate the aorta for problems such as an aneurysm, a bulging weak spot, narrowing, or a tear in the vessel wall. The rapid imaging captures the dye moving through the vessel over a brief span of time rather than a single still picture.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Contrast X-ray Of The Chest Aorta With Rapid Imaging cost?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $182 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$263$138 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$182$107 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $105 to $631Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $107 to $776
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $182professional $263

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
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$575.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$147.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$457.09
18 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
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$676.08
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$134.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$851.14
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$426.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$169.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$117.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$117.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$117.49
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$512.86

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Alaska 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· 8th of 51

$263

AK $372UT $75.86

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.