Scans and imaging CPT 71275 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Chest CT angiogram cost in Denver, CO — inpatient

In Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, 7 hospitals list a cash price for CT angiography of the chest (CTA), for blood clots in the lungs as an inpatient: from $458.02 to $2,105.60, with a median of $1,286.16. The lowest listed price is at Denver Health and Hospital Authority — $828.14 less than the median here. Across Colorado, the median is $1,286.16 at 13 hospitals.

Cash prices at 7 facilities across 5 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 30, 2026.

Lowest$458.02Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Median$1,286.16half pay less
Highest$2,105.60in this market
Difference4.6×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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO.

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Lowest $458.02Highest $2,105.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Denver Health and Hospital Authority lowest Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC CTA CHEST W/O, W CON/POST-PRO $458.02 $1,308.62 $448.86 65% Apr 30, 2026
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AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO · (303) 269-4000 HC CT ANGIO, CHEST, COMBO, INCL IMAGE PROC $1,286.16 $1,286.16 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO · (720) 455-5000 HC CT ANGIO, CHEST, COMBO, INCL IMAGE PROC $1,286.16 $1,286.16 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO · (303) 730-8900 HC CT ANGIO, CHEST, COMBO, INCL IMAGE PROC $1,286.16 $1,286.16 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO · (303) 778-1955 HC CT ANGIO, CHEST, COMBO, INCL IMAGE PROC $1,286.16 $1,286.16 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=CTA CHEST NONCORONARY W CONTRAST $1,811.55 $2,787.00 $418.05–$2,564.04 35% Apr 17, 2026
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National Jewish Health Denver, CO · (303) 388-4461 HC CTA PULMONARY W/WO CONTRAST $2,105.60 $3,008.00 $185.03–$2,556.80 30% —
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Inpatient: lowest $458.02, median $1,286.16, highest $2,105.60 — a 4.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $1,286.16 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 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.