Chest CT angiogram cost in Brownsville, TX
In Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for CT angiography of the chest (CTA), for blood clots in the lungs: from $175.00 to $11,646.61, with a median of $5,910.81. The lowest listed price is at Harlingen Medical Center — $5,735.81 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $3,264.90 at 228 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 71275, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harlingen Medical Center lowest Harlingen, TX · (956) 365-1000 CT ANGIO CHEST INC ADD SECTIONS - 71275 - 407003170 | $175.00 | $4,591.75 | $175.06–$3,673.40 | 96% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Harlingen Medical Center lowest Harlingen, TX · (956) 365-1000 CT ANGIO CHEST INC ADD SECTIONS - 71275 - 416703170 | $175.00 | $4,591.75 | $175.06–$3,673.40 | 96% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Medical Center Brownsville, TX · (956) 350-7000 CTA CHEST | $11,646.61 | $11,646.61 | $815.26–$9,899.62 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $175.00, median $5,910.81, highest $11,646.61 — a 66.6× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
A chest CT angiogram images the blood vessels of the chest with contrast dye. It is the main test for a blood clot in the lungs (pulmonary embolism) and for problems of the aorta.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the scan. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately.