# CPT 71250: CT thorax, without contrast

Medicare CPT 71250 pays $132.60 in a non-facility setting and $132.60 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $118.05 in Arkansas to $155.27 in Alaska, a 32% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/71250-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology
Billed by: Pulmonary Disease, Radiology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $132.60 |
| National facility | $132.60 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $155.27 | $155.27 |
| District of Columbia | $151.70 | $151.70 |
| California | $150.23 | $150.23 |
| New Jersey | $146.60 | $146.60 |
| Washington | $146.54 | $146.54 |
| New York | $146.11 | $146.11 |
| Massachusetts | $144.99 | $144.99 |
| Hawaii | $144.66 | $144.66 |
| Connecticut | $141.12 | $141.12 |
| Colorado | $138.60 | $138.60 |
| Oregon | $137.33 | $137.33 |
| Maryland | $137.29 | $137.29 |
| New Hampshire | $136.21 | $136.21 |
| Rhode Island | $136.16 | $136.16 |
| Florida | $135.13 | $135.13 |
| Minnesota | $133.72 | $133.72 |
| Puerto Rico | $133.61 | $133.61 |
| Virgin Islands | $133.61 | $133.61 |
| Montana | $132.60 | $132.60 |
| Nevada | $132.31 | $132.31 |
| Wyoming | $131.99 | $131.99 |
| Illinois | $131.64 | $131.64 |
| Delaware | $131.40 | $131.40 |
| North Dakota | $131.21 | $131.21 |
| Texas | $131.15 | $131.15 |
| Pennsylvania | $131.13 | $131.13 |
| South Dakota | $131.05 | $131.05 |
| Vermont | $130.49 | $130.49 |
| Virginia | $130.30 | $130.30 |
| Arizona | $129.31 | $129.31 |
| Georgia | $128.73 | $128.73 |
| Michigan | $127.75 | $127.75 |
| Maine | $127.49 | $127.49 |
| Wisconsin | $126.99 | $126.99 |
| Utah | $126.65 | $126.65 |
| North Carolina | $125.38 | $125.38 |
| New Mexico | $125.17 | $125.17 |
| South Carolina | $125.02 | $125.02 |
| Missouri | $124.73 | $124.73 |
| Indiana | $124.45 | $124.45 |
| Louisiana | $124.43 | $124.43 |
| Ohio | $124.34 | $124.34 |
| Nebraska | $123.82 | $123.82 |
| Idaho | $123.75 | $123.75 |
| Iowa | $123.10 | $123.10 |
| Tennessee | $122.86 | $122.86 |
| Kansas | $122.30 | $122.30 |
| Oklahoma | $121.89 | $121.89 |
| Kentucky | $121.84 | $121.84 |
| West Virginia | $121.14 | $121.14 |
| Alabama | $119.69 | $119.69 |
| Mississippi | $118.76 | $118.76 |
| Arkansas | $118.05 | $118.05 |

## Related codes

- 70450: CT head/brain, without contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70450-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70460: CT head/brain, with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70460-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70470: CT head/brain, without then with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70470-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70480: CT orbit/sella/posterior fossa, without contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70480-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70486: CT maxillofacial, without contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70486-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70487: CT maxillofacial, with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70487-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70490: CT soft tissue neck, without contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70490-cpt-fee-schedule
- 70491: CT soft tissue neck, with contrast — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/70491-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 71250 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules