# CPT 71270: CT thorax, without then with contrast

Medicare CPT 71270 pays $195.73 in a non-facility setting and $195.73 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $172.84 in Arkansas to $225.32 in District of Columbia, a 30% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/71270-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology
Billed by: Pulmonary Disease, Radiology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $195.73 |
| National facility | $195.73 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| District of Columbia | $225.32 | $225.32 |
| Alaska | $224.63 | $224.63 |
| California | $223.67 | $223.67 |
| Washington | $217.66 | $217.66 |
| New Jersey | $217.23 | $217.23 |
| New York | $216.31 | $216.31 |
| Hawaii | $215.28 | $215.28 |
| Massachusetts | $215.19 | $215.19 |
| Connecticut | $208.88 | $208.88 |
| Colorado | $205.29 | $205.29 |
| Oregon | $203.36 | $203.36 |
| Maryland | $202.95 | $202.95 |
| New Hampshire | $201.58 | $201.58 |
| Rhode Island | $201.19 | $201.19 |
| Florida | $199.08 | $199.08 |
| Minnesota | $198.02 | $198.02 |
| Puerto Rico | $197.36 | $197.36 |
| Virgin Islands | $197.36 | $197.36 |
| Montana | $195.72 | $195.72 |
| Nevada | $195.38 | $195.38 |
| Wyoming | $194.95 | $194.95 |
| North Dakota | $193.94 | $193.94 |
| Delaware | $193.81 | $193.81 |
| South Dakota | $193.73 | $193.73 |
| Illinois | $193.48 | $193.48 |
| Texas | $193.38 | $193.38 |
| Pennsylvania | $193.19 | $193.19 |
| Vermont | $192.72 | $192.72 |
| Virginia | $192.26 | $192.26 |
| Arizona | $190.59 | $190.59 |
| Georgia | $189.39 | $189.39 |
| Maine | $187.85 | $187.85 |
| Michigan | $187.69 | $187.69 |
| Wisconsin | $187.27 | $187.27 |
| Utah | $186.30 | $186.30 |
| North Carolina | $184.46 | $184.46 |
| South Carolina | $183.73 | $183.73 |
| New Mexico | $183.72 | $183.72 |
| Missouri | $183.17 | $183.17 |
| Indiana | $183.09 | $183.09 |
| Louisiana | $182.65 | $182.65 |
| Ohio | $182.53 | $182.53 |
| Nebraska | $182.16 | $182.16 |
| Idaho | $181.99 | $181.99 |
| Iowa | $181.00 | $181.00 |
| Tennessee | $180.51 | $180.51 |
| Kansas | $179.65 | $179.65 |
| Oklahoma | $178.80 | $178.80 |
| Kentucky | $178.60 | $178.60 |
| West Virginia | $177.12 | $177.12 |
| Alabama | $175.43 | $175.43 |
| Mississippi | $173.82 | $173.82 |
| Arkansas | $172.84 | $172.84 |

## 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 71270 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