Scans and imaging CPT 71275 Outpatient

Chest CT angiogram cost in Glendale, CA

In Glendale, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for CT angiography of the chest (CTA), for blood clots in the lungs: from $8,589.50 to $8,589.50, with a median of $8,589.50. Across California, the median is $3,120.00 at 100 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$8,589.50USC Verdugo Hills Hospital
Median$8,589.50half pay less
Highest$8,589.50in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Glendale, CA · (818) 790-7100 Ct Angiography Chest W/Contrast/Noncontrast $8,589.50 $8,589.50 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $8,589.50, median $8,589.50, highest $8,589.50.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $8,589.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.