71260
CT chest with contrast
CT chest with contrast is the #363 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $342.1M in payments across 4.2M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $48.36. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $193.23 per claim, 4.0× the median.
Total Paid
$342.1M
0.03% of all spending
Total Claims
4.2M
Providers
4K
Avg Cost/Claim
$82
National Cost Distribution
How much do providers bill per claim for 71260? Based on 4K providers billing this code nationally.
Median
$48.36
Average
$86.67
Std Dev
$101.12
Max
$1,571.10
Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)
50% of providers bill between $32.18 and $108.52 per claim for this code.
90% bill between $21.80 and $193.23.
Top 1% bill above $483.05.
About This Procedure
HCPCS code 71260 (CT chest with contrast) was billed by 4K providers across 4.2M claims, totaling $342.1M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 3.9M unique beneficiaries.
Risk Assessment
Billing Statistics
Median Cost/Claim
$48.36
Providers Billing
4K
National Spending
$342.1M
Avg/Median Ratio
1.79×
Moderately skewed
Top Providers Billing This Code
Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 71260
| # | Provider | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University Of Kentucky Lexington, KY · General Acute Care Hospital | $7.0M |
| 2 | Yale New Haven Hospital New Haven, CT · General Acute Care Hospital | $3.8M |
| 3 | City Of Hope National Medical Center Duarte, CA · General Acute Care Hospital | $3.2M |
| 4 | Unm Hospital Albuquerque, NM · General Acute Care Hospital | $3.0M |
| 5 | Regents Of The University Of California San Diego, CA · General Acute Care Hospital | $2.9M |
| 6 | University Medical Center, Inc Louisville, KY · Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | $2.7M |
| 7 | Alameda Health System Oakland, CA · General Acute Care Hospital | $2.6M |
| 8 | Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · General Acute Care Hospital | $2.6M |
| 9 | Norton Hospitals Inc Louisville, KY · General Acute Care Hospital | $2.6M |
| 10 | Regents Of The University Of California Sacramento, CA · General Acute Care Hospital | $2.4M |
| 11 | Uofl Health-louisville Inc Louisville, KY · Psychiatric Hospital | $2.3M |
| 12 | The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH · General Acute Care Hospital | $2.2M |
| 13 | Arthur G James Cancer Hospital And Research Institute Columbus, OH · Special Hospital | $2.0M |
| 14 | 1558759571 | $2.0M |
| 15 | Hennepin Healthcare System Inc Minneapolis, MN · General Acute Care Hospital | $2.0M |
| 16 | 1336188291 | $1.9M |
| 17 | 1356390264 | $1.8M |
| 18 | United Medical Imaging Healthcare, Inc. Los Angeles, CA · Clinic/Center, Radiology | $1.7M |
| 19 | 1265423917 | $1.7M |
| 20 | Norton Hospitals, Inc Louisville, KY · General Acute Care Hospital | $1.7M |
Showing top 20 of 4K providers billing this code