Home › Ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast › California
CT Scan of Blood Vessels of Chest with Contrast Cost in California
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 228 California hospitals. CPT 71275. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $3,241
📉 Low $55.84
📈 High $22,437
🏥 228 hospitals
🏛️ 174 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $320
Hospital comparison — California
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 228 hospitals.
Billed more than $3,241 for this? That gap is evidence.
Build my dispute letter
| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Aetna | Health Net | UHC | Kaiser | Cigna | MultiPlan | Humana |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER RANCHO MIRAGE |
$55.84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONTRA COSTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MATRINEZ |
$106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OROVILLE HOSPITAL OROVILLE |
$167 | $323 | $175 | $266 | $175 | — | $266 | $266 | — |
| SAINT AGNES MEDICAL CENTER FRESNO |
$216 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST ANAHEIM MEDICAL CENTER ANAHEIM |
$224 | $224 | $287 | $206 | — | — | — | — | — |
| CENTINELA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER INGLEWOOD |
$224 | $192 | $287 | $192 | — | — | — | $296 | — |
| MONTCLAIR HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER MONTCLAIR |
$224 | $192 | — | $206 | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHINO VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER CHINO |
$224 | $192 | $287 | $206 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SHERMAN OAKS HOSPITAL SHERMAN OAKS |
$224 | $192 | $287 | $192 | — | — | — | $261 | — |
| ENCINO HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER ENCINO |
$224 | $192 | $287 | $192 | — | — | — | $287 | — |
| LA PALMA INTERCOMMUNITY HOSPITAL LA PALMA |
$224 | $192 | $287 | $206 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAN DIMAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SAN DIMAS |
$224 | $192 | $287 | $206 | $224 | — | — | — | — |
| SHASTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER REDDING |
$224 | $224 | $287 | $224 | $542 | — | — | — | — |
| GARDEN GROVE HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER GARDEN GROVE |
$224 | $224 | $287 | $206 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER LYNWOOD |
$224 | $202 | $337 | $192 | $224 | $192 | — | $287 | — |
| HUNTINGTON BEACH HOSPITAL HUNTINGTON BEACH |
$224 | $224 | — | $206 | — | — | — | — | — |
| PARADISE VALLEY HOSPITAL NATIONAL CITY |
$224 | $224 | $192 | $206 | $192 | — | — | — | — |
| DESERT VALLEY HOSPITAL VICTORVILLE |
$224 | $192 | $224 | $206 | $224 | — | — | — | — |
| COLORADO RIVER MEDICAL CENTER NEEDLES |
$233 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIH HEALTH WHITTIER HOSPITAL WASHINGTON BLVD WHITTIER |
$277 | $715 | $2,300 | — | $2,014 | — | — | — | $285 |
| PIH HEALTH DOWNEY HOSPITAL BROOKSHIRE AVE DOWNEY |
$282 | $390 | — | $181 | $5,024 | $162 | — | — | — |
| FRESNO SURGICAL HOSPITAL FRESNO |
$306 | — | $393 | — | — | — | — | — | $235 |
| POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER POMONA |
$430 | $2,067 | $2,947 | — | — | — | $931 | — | — |
| GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL-BAKERSFIELD BAKERSFIELD |
$531 | $40.70 | $60.00 | $224 | $80.00 | — | — | — | — |
| EASTERN PLUMAS HOSPITAL-LOYALTON CAMPUS ST AVENUE POROLA |
$608 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HEALDSBURG DISTRICT HOSPITAL HEALDSBURG |
$633 | $1,192 | $1,063 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KERN MEDICAL CENTER BAKERSFIELD |
$714 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| O'CONNOR HOSPITAL SAN JOSE |
$753 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SANTA CLARA VALLEY HEALTHCARE SAN JOSE |
$753 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER SAN JOSE |
$753 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. LOUISE REGIONAL HOSPITAL GILROY |
$753 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JEROLD PHELPS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GARBERVILLE |
$771 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ANAHEIM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ANAHEIM |
$851 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY MEDICAL CENTER MT. SHASTA BOX 239 |
$920 | $284 | $284 | $284 | $284 | $284 | $970 | $1,159 | $284 |
| COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF SAN BERNARDINO SAN BERNARDINO |
$953 | $226 | $701 | $410 | $226 | $226 | $891 | $1,950 | $226 |
| LA DOWNTOWN MEDICAL CENTER LOS ANGELES |
$981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST COVINA MEDICAL CENTER WEST COVINA |
$981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. MARY MEDICAL CENTER BOX 887 |
$1,135 | $226 | $660 | $226 | $231 | $226 | $226 | $528 | $226 |
| KAWEAH HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER W MINERAL KING AVE VISALIA |
$1,138 | $100 | $1,680 | $89.20 | $100 | — | $90.00 | — | $115 |
| SAN GORGONIO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BANNING |
$1,163 | $15.30 | $53.40 | $224 | $75.00 | $224 | $38.90 | — | — |
| ANTELOPE VALLEY HOSPITAL LANCASTER |
$1,260 | $24.90 | $12.40 | $224 | $42.30 | $450 | $64.31 | $81.00 | $229 |
| VIBRA HOSPITAL OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA REDDING |
$1,342 | — | — | — | $1,342 | — | — | — | — |
| SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY REHABILITATION HOSPITAL FRESNO |
$1,342 | — | — | $1,342 | $1,342 | $1,342 | — | — | — |
| VIBRA HOSPITAL OF SACRAMENTO FOLSOM |
$1,342 | — | — | — | — | $1,342 | — | — | — |
| SAN JOAQUIN GENERAL HOSPITAL FRENCH CAMP |
$1,428 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UCSF BENIOFF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OAKLAND OAKLAND |
$1,482 | — | — | — | $248 | — | — | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE ST. JUDE MEDICAL CENTER FULLERTON |
$1,552 | $236 | $226 | $417 | $292 | — | — | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE ST. JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER SANTA MONICA |
$1,579 | $236 | $226 | $417 | $292 | — | — | — | $230 |
| MERCY GENERAL HOSPITAL SACRAMENTO |
$1,617 | $234 | $234 | $629 | $234 | $234 | $3,925 | $5,934 | $234 |
| SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL SAN DIEGO |
$1,665 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS GREEN HOSPITAL LA JOLLA |
$1,665 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ENCINITAS ENCINITAS |
$1,665 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LA JOLLA LA JOLLA |
$1,665 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL CHULA VISTA CHULA VISTA |
$1,665 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HARBOR-UCLA MEDICAL CENTER TORRANCE |
$1,690 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RANCHO LOS AMIGOS NATIONAL REHAB CENTER DOWNEY |
$1,690 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LOS ANGELES GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER LOS ANGELES |
$1,690 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OLIVE VIEW-UCLA MEDICAL CENTER SYLMAR |
$1,690 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE HOLY CROSS MEDICAL CENTER MISSION HILLS |
$1,711 | $236 | $226 | $417 | $292 | — | — | — | $230 |
| ST. JOHN'S HOSPITAL CAMARILLO CAMARILLO |
$1,723 | $226 | $226 | $226 | $226 | $226 | $1,566 | $3,321 | $226 |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 71275, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $1,852 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $3,241 for this?
That is the median of what the 228 California hospitals above publish for Ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
Build my dispute letter — freeNo account, no signup. Your bill never leaves your browser.
Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 71275 in California, Medicare reimburses about $320 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in California range from $55.84 to $22,437 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 10.1x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast cost in California?
- Cash prices for ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast (CPT 71275) in California range from $55.84 to $22,437, with a median of $3,241. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast in California?
- The cheapest California hospital published cash price for this procedure is $55.84. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
Ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast in nearby states
Other procedures in California
Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each California facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 71275 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.