How much does CT chest, without contrast cost in California?
CPT 71250 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for California.
Estimates only. Educational estimates from public Medicare
benchmarks and hospital-published prices — not a guarantee, and not legal, medical, or financial advice.
71250 CT chest, without contrast
Ask to pay
$213
About 2.0× what Medicare pays — most hospitals accept a self-pay rate in this range.
Typical
$1,635
Medicare $106
Ask $213
$30 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $22,592
What Medicare paysⓘ
$106
Typical price near you
$1,635
Cash / self-pay price
$1,830
Prices near you — 92 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventist Health Bakersfield (Bakersfield) lowest | Hospital | $30cash | 0.3× | — |
| Eisenhower Medical Center (Rancho Mirage) | Hospital | $67cash | 0.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center (Inglewood) | Hospital | $133cash | 1.3× | — |
| UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center (Santa Monica) | Hospital | $141negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $143negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Natividad Medical Center (Salinas) | Hospital | $168cash | 1.6× | — |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian (Newport Beach) | Hospital | $178negotiated | 1.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (Torrance) | Hospital | $188negotiated | 1.8× | — |
| Los Angeles General Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $190negotiated | 1.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center (Pomona) | Hospital | $350cash | 3.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity St. Joseph's Medical Center (Stockton) | Hospital | $490cash | 4.6× | — |
| Scripps Green Hospital (La Jolla) | Hospital | $525cash | 4.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego (San Diego) | Hospital | $525cash | 4.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista (Chula Vista) | Hospital | $525cash | 4.9× | — |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas (Encinitas) | Hospital | $525cash | 4.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla (La Jolla) | Hospital | $525cash | 4.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity Bakersfield Memorial Hospital (Bakersfield) | Hospital | $754cash | 7.1× | — |
| Adventist Health Simi Valley (Simi Valley) | Hospital | $756cash | 7.1× | — |
| Adventist Health Glendale (Glendale) | Hospital | $909cash | 8.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence St. Jude Medical Center (Fullerton) | Hospital | $933cash | 8.8× | ★★★★★ |
| UCI Health – Fountain Valley (Fountain Valley) | Hospital | $989cash | 9.3× | — |
| UCI Health – Placentia Linda (Placentia) | Hospital | $989cash | 9.3× | — |
| UCI Medical Center (Orange) | Hospital | $989cash | 9.3× | ★★★★★ |
| UCI Health – Los Alamitos (Los Alamitos) | Hospital | $989cash | 9.3× | — |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center (Burbank) | Hospital | $1,031cash | 9.7× | — |
| Dignity Mercy General Hospital (Sacramento) | Hospital | $1,037cash | 9.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center – Murrieta (Murrieta) | Hospital | $1,044cash | 9.8× | — |
| UCSF Medical Center (San Francisco) | Hospital | $1,174cash | 11.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Northridge) | Hospital | $1,181cash | 11.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Adventist Health White Memorial (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $1,189cash | 11.2× | — |
| Dignity Mercy San Juan Medical Center (Carmichael) | Hospital | $1,303cash | 12.3× | — |
| Providence St. Mary Medical Center (Apple Valley) | Hospital | $1,335cash | 12.6× | — |
| Dignity St. Bernardine Medical Center (San Bernardino) | Hospital | $1,354cash | 12.7× | — |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center (Mission Hills) | Hospital | $1,420cash | 13.4× | — |
| Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center (Tarzana) | Hospital | $1,432cash | 13.5× | ★★★★★ |
| UC Davis Medical Center (Sacramento) | Hospital | $1,438cash | 13.5× | ★★★★★ |
| UC San Diego Health - Hillcrest & Jacobs Medical Center (San Diego) | Hospital | $1,450cash | 13.6× | — |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley (Pleasanton) | Hospital | $1,456cash | 13.7× | — |
| Dignity St. Mary Medical Center (Long Beach) | Hospital | $1,469cash | 13.8× | — |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Torrance (Torrance) | Hospital | $1,533cash | 14.4× | ★★★★★ |
| USC Arcadia Hospital (Arcadia) | Hospital | $1,538cash | 14.5× | — |
| Providence St. Joseph Hospital (Orange) | Hospital | $1,596cash | 15.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity Glendale Memorial Hospital (Glendale) | Hospital | $1,674cash | 15.7× | — |
| Tri-City Medical Center (Oceanside) | Hospital | $1,687cash | 15.9× | — |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center (Loma Linda) | Hospital | $1,802cash | 16.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center (Fontana) | Hospital | $1,820cash | 17.1× | — |
| Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $1,820cash | 17.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente San Diego Zion Medical Center (San Diego) | Hospital | $1,820cash | 17.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity St. John's Regional Medical Center (Oxnard) | Hospital | $1,830cash | 17.2× | — |
| Dignity Mercy Medical Center Redding (Redding) | Hospital | $1,880cash | 17.7× | — |
| Providence Mission Hospital (Mission Viejo) | Hospital | $1,901cash | 17.9× | ★★★★★ |
| John Muir Health Walnut Creek Medical Center (Walnut Creek) | Hospital | $2,039cash | 19.2× | ★★★★★ |
| John Muir Health Concord Medical Center (Concord) | Hospital | $2,039cash | 19.2× | — |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital (San Diego) | Hospital | $2,138cash | 20.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Sharp Grossmont Hospital (La Mesa) | Hospital | $2,138cash | 20.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center (Chula Vista) | Hospital | $2,138cash | 20.1× | — |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital (Coronado) | Hospital | $2,138cash | 20.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity California Hospital Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $2,167cash | 20.4× | — |
| Highland Hospital – Alameda Health System (Oakland) | Hospital | $2,238cash | 21.0× | — |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center (Visalia) | Hospital | $2,309cash | 21.7× | — |
| Dignity Dominican Hospital (Santa Cruz) | Hospital | $2,409cash | 22.7× | — |
| Community Regional Medical Center (Fresno) | Hospital | $2,458cash | 23.1× | — |
| Clovis Community Medical Center (Clovis) | Hospital | $2,458cash | 23.1× | — |
| Los Robles Health System (Thousand Oaks) | Hospital | $2,534cash | 23.8× | — |
| Dignity Sequoia Hospital (Redwood City) | Hospital | $2,761cash | 26.0× | ★★★★★ |
| UCI Health – Lakewood (Lakewood) | Hospital | $2,833cash | 26.6× | — |
| Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center (San Francisco) | Hospital | $2,845cash | 26.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Medical Center (Sacramento) | Hospital | $2,845cash | 26.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical Center (Fresno) | Hospital | $2,845cash | 26.8× | — |
| Rady Children's Hospital (San Diego) | Hospital | $2,914cash | 27.4× | — |
| Stanford Health Care (Stanford) | Hospital | $3,341cash | 31.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital (Santa Rosa) | Hospital | $3,627cash | 34.1× | — |
| Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital (Santa Rosa) | Hospital | $4,097cash | 38.5× | — |
| Sutter Eden Medical Center (Castro Valley) | Hospital | $4,097cash | 38.5× | — |
| Sutter Memorial Medical Center (Modesto) | Hospital | $4,097cash | 38.5× | — |
| Sutter Alta Bates Summit Medical Center (Oakland) | Hospital | $4,097cash | 38.5× | — |
| Sutter CPMC Van Ness Campus (San Francisco) | Hospital | $4,097cash | 38.5× | — |
| Sutter Mills-Peninsula Medical Center (Burlingame) | Hospital | $4,097cash | 38.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center (Roseville) | Hospital | $4,097cash | 38.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Sutter Medical Center Sacramento (Sacramento) | Hospital | $4,097cash | 38.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $4,337cash | 40.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Keck Hospital of USC (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $4,380cash | 41.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center (Napa) | Hospital | $4,951cash | 46.6× | — |
| Desert Regional Medical Center (Palm Springs) | Hospital | $5,408cash | 50.9× | — |
| Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford (Palo Alto) gross charge | Hospital | $5,765cash | 54.2× | — |
| MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center (Fountain Valley) gross charge | Hospital | $5,891cash | 55.4× | — |
| MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center (Laguna Hills) gross charge | Hospital | $5,891cash | 55.4× | ★★★★★ |
| MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center (Long Beach) gross charge | Hospital | $5,891cash | 55.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Riverside University Health System Medical Center (Moreno Valley) gross charge | Hospital | $8,045cash | 75.6× | — |
| JFK Memorial Hospital (Indio) gross charge | Hospital | $11,960cash | 112.5× | — |
| Riverside Community Hospital (Riverside) gross charge | Hospital | $14,900cash | 140.1× | — |
| Good Samaritan Hospital (San Jose) gross charge | Hospital | $22,592cash | 212.4× | — |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges. 8 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
💬 What to say — negotiation scripts
- For 71250 (CT chest, without contrast), Medicare's benchmark rate is $106.34. A fair self-pay target for this line is $212.68. If I was charged more than that, please reduce it toward this benchmark.
- Your own published cash / self-pay price for 71250 is $1,830.41, and negotiated rates at nearby facilities run $989.20–$2,896.51. Please apply a rate in that range to my bill rather than the gross charge.
- Please send a fully itemized bill listing every CPT/HCPCS/DRG code and its individual charge, so I can review each line against published rates.
- Separately, what is your financial assistance / charity care policy, and am I eligible? Please send me the application and the income thresholds.
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What should 71250 cost in California?
For CT chest, without contrast (CPT 71250) in California, a fair self-pay price is around $1,635, with hospitals ranging from $989 to $2,897 across 92 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $106, the floor to negotiate toward. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does CT chest, without contrast cost in California?
A fair self-pay price for CT chest, without contrast (CPT 71250) in California is around $1,635, with hospital prices ranging from $989 to $2,897 across 92 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 71250?
Medicare pays about $106 for CT chest, without contrast (CPT 71250). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of CT chest, without contrast?
Yes. Under the federal Hospital Price Transparency rule hospitals must publish these rates, so you can ask to pay the cash or negotiated rate instead of the gross charge. Paste your bill on the home page for a ready-to-send appeal letter and the exact numbers to cite.
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.