Scans and imaging CPT 71275 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Chest CT angiogram cost in Buffalo, NY — inpatient

In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 4 hospitals list a cash price for CT angiography of the chest (CTA), for blood clots in the lungs as an inpatient: from $913.91 to $1,812.12, with a median of $913.91. The lowest listed price is at Mount St. Mary's Hospital and 2 other hospitals. Across New York, the median is $845.92 at 61 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 71275, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$913.91Mount St. Mary's Hospital + 2 more
Median$913.91half pay less
Highest$1,812.12in this market
Difference2.0×highest vs lowest

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.

median
Lowest $913.91Highest $1,812.12

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mount St. Mary's Hospital lowest Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 CT Angiography Chest W/Contrast/Noncontrast $913.91 $913.91 $56.97–$1,030.00 — —
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Sisters of Charity Hospital lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 CT Angiography Chest W/Contrast/Noncontrast $913.91 $913.91 $56.97–$1,030.00 — —
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Mercy Hospital of Buffalo lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 CT Angiography Chest W/Contrast/Noncontrast $913.91 $913.91 $56.97–$1,030.00 — —
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Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Ct Angio Chest W/O Contrast... $1,812.12 $1,812.12 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $913.91, median $913.91, highest $1,812.12 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $913.91 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 3 of 3 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