# CPT 71260: CT thorax, with contrast

Medicare CPT 71260 pays $166.67 in a non-facility setting and $166.67 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $147.46 in Arkansas to $192.38 in Alaska, a 30% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/71260-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology
Billed by: Emergency Medicine, General Acute Care Hospital, Pulmonary Disease, Radiology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $166.67 |
| National facility | $166.67 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $192.38 | $192.38 |
| District of Columbia | $191.46 | $191.46 |
| California | $189.73 | $189.73 |
| Washington | $184.86 | $184.86 |
| New Jersey | $184.73 | $184.73 |
| New York | $184.10 | $184.10 |
| Massachusetts | $182.83 | $182.83 |
| Hawaii | $182.66 | $182.66 |
| Connecticut | $177.75 | $177.75 |
| Colorado | $174.52 | $174.52 |
| Oregon | $172.88 | $172.88 |
| Maryland | $172.75 | $172.75 |
| New Hampshire | $171.46 | $171.46 |
| Rhode Island | $171.22 | $171.22 |
| Florida | $169.94 | $169.94 |
| Minnesota | $168.21 | $168.21 |
| Puerto Rico | $168.01 | $168.01 |
| Virgin Islands | $168.01 | $168.01 |
| Montana | $166.66 | $166.66 |
| Nevada | $166.29 | $166.29 |
| Wyoming | $165.89 | $165.89 |
| Illinois | $165.29 | $165.29 |
| Delaware | $165.04 | $165.04 |
| North Dakota | $164.88 | $164.88 |
| Texas | $164.71 | $164.71 |
| South Dakota | $164.67 | $164.67 |
| Pennsylvania | $164.64 | $164.64 |
| Vermont | $163.93 | $163.93 |
| Virginia | $163.65 | $163.65 |
| Arizona | $162.33 | $162.33 |
| Georgia | $161.53 | $161.53 |
| Michigan | $160.22 | $160.22 |
| Maine | $159.95 | $159.95 |
| Wisconsin | $159.30 | $159.30 |
| Utah | $158.81 | $158.81 |
| North Carolina | $157.15 | $157.15 |
| New Mexico | $156.82 | $156.82 |
| South Carolina | $156.65 | $156.65 |
| Missouri | $156.26 | $156.26 |
| Indiana | $155.93 | $155.93 |
| Louisiana | $155.86 | $155.86 |
| Ohio | $155.74 | $155.74 |
| Nebraska | $155.10 | $155.10 |
| Idaho | $155.01 | $155.01 |
| Iowa | $154.15 | $154.15 |
| Tennessee | $153.82 | $153.82 |
| Kansas | $153.09 | $153.09 |
| Oklahoma | $152.53 | $152.53 |
| Kentucky | $152.44 | $152.44 |
| West Virginia | $151.47 | $151.47 |
| Alabama | $149.63 | $149.63 |
| Mississippi | $148.38 | $148.38 |
| Arkansas | $147.46 | $147.46 |

## 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 71260 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