Chest CT angiogram cost in Buffalo, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 5 hospitals list a cash price for CT angiography of the chest (CTA), for blood clots in the lungs: from $821.55 to $1,812.12, with a median of $913.91. The lowest listed price is at Erie County Medical Center — $92.36 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $845.92 at 61 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 cities for code 71275, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 25, 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erie County Medical Center lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 CT ANGIOGRAPHY CHEST | $821.55 | — | $94.48–$1,074.55 | — | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 CT Angiography Chest W/Contrast/Noncontrast | $913.91 | $913.91 | $56.97–$1,030.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 CT Angiography Chest W/Contrast/Noncontrast | $913.91 | $913.91 | $56.97–$1,030.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 CT Angiography Chest W/Contrast/Noncontrast | $913.91 | $913.91 | $56.97–$1,030.00 | — | — source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Ct Angio Chest W/O Contrast... | $1,812.12 | $1,812.12 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $821.55, median $913.91, highest $1,812.12 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $913.91. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 71275 ($1,627.20). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NYHC CT Angio, Chest, Combo, Incl Image - CT Chest Angio W and WO IV Cont | $84.00 | file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NYHC CT Angio, Chest, Combo, Incl Image - CT Chest Angio W and WO IV Cont | $84.00 | file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NYHC CT Angio, Chest, Combo, Incl Image - CT Chest Angio W and WO IV Cont | $84.00 | file |