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71260

Ct scan of chest with contrast

$951.2M in total Medicare payments across 10 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure 71260 (Ct scan of chest with contrast) received $951.2M in total Medicare payments.

Across 17.8M services, the average Medicare payment was $53.48 per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$93.9M1.7M—
2015$93.4M1.8M-0.6%
2016$95.7M1.8M+2.4%
2017$105.3M1.8M+10.1%
2018$100.6M1.8M-4.5%
2019$105.2M1.9M+4.6%
2020$97.2M1.7M-7.6%
2021$91.6M1.8M-5.8%
2022$83.1M1.7M-9.3%
2023$85.3M1.8M+2.6%

Top Providers for 71260

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Ronald GoodwichDiagnostic RadiologyFL$206.9K2.2K$92.36
2Carolinas Imaging Services LlcIndependent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)NC$152.5K1.6K$93.64
3Paul MakhloufNuclear MedicineFL$145.3K1.5K$94.90
4Medina KushenNuclear MedicineFL$103.6K1.2K$86.12
5Harbor Medical Associates, Inc.Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)MA$99.0K1.3K$75.94
6Asad NasirNuclear MedicineOH$94.8K1.0K$91.22
7Abida TaherNuclear MedicineFL$94.1K995$94.62
8Shawn CarterNuclear MedicineFL$92.3K1.1K$85.49
9Rahul SawlaniDiagnostic RadiologyIL$90.6K2.1K$42.39
10Eric FlaggDiagnostic RadiologyCA$84.4K1.5K$57.93
11Subba DigumarthyDiagnostic RadiologyMA$82.0K1.1K$71.32
12Adam AttounDiagnostic RadiologyCA$79.6K799$99.67
13Varghese CherianDiagnostic RadiologyNY$75.7K634$119.42
14Onofrio CatalanoDiagnostic RadiologyMA$74.7K1.0K$74.58
15Peter LindleyDiagnostic RadiologyAR$72.3K930$77.79
16Jeffrey GreenDiagnostic RadiologyTN$72.2K1.1K$67.54
17Allen ArdestaniUndefined Physician typeTN$72.2K1.1K$65.63
18Shaunagh McdermottDiagnostic RadiologyMA$69.5K1.0K$69.55
19David CarlsonNuclear MedicineCA$69.5K498$139.61
20Rolf GrageDiagnostic RadiologyFL$67.1K757$88.66
21Donald NorwoodDiagnostic RadiologyAR$65.0K831$78.22
22Sushilkumar SonavaneDiagnostic RadiologyFL$62.8K712$88.24
23Victorine MuseDiagnostic RadiologyMA$62.4K995$62.70
24Alan RoppDiagnostic RadiologyVA$62.1K1.3K$47.38
25Tennessee Pet Scan Center, LlcIndependent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)TN$61.6K1.2K$50.83

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
CA$7.9M140.0K1.7K$4.6K
TX$6.5M137.2K1.7K$3.9K
FL$5.9M99.3K1.2K$4.9K
NY$5.6M107.1K1.1K$5.0K
PA$3.7M83.5K946$3.9K
IL$3.7M78.4K917$4.0K
MA$3.3M67.5K550$6.0K
MN$3.2M64.0K759$4.2K
NC$2.9M62.6K704$4.1K
MD$2.6M41.0K388$6.6K
VA$2.6M52.2K520$4.9K
TN$2.4M51.2K526$4.6K
OH$2.4M55.5K726$3.3K
MI$2.2M53.0K609$3.7K
NJ$2.2M37.8K541$4.0K
MO$2.1M49.9K489$4.3K
WA$1.9M38.7K463$4.1K
AZ$1.8M32.7K358$5.1K
GA$1.7M38.7K544$3.1K
SC$1.5M34.3K344$4.4K
IN$1.5M35.4K417$3.6K
CO$1.4M30.3K405$3.5K
AR$1.3M26.2K218$6.1K
WI$1.3M29.5K456$2.7K
AL$1.0M22.5K310$3.3K
CT$913.9K18.6K259$3.5K
KS$895.6K20.7K183$4.9K
OR$877.1K19.5K252$3.5K
OK$866.8K21.4K235$3.7K
IA$841.0K18.1K195$4.3K

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Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • CMS National Health Expenditure Data

Last Updated: February 2026 (data through 2023, the latest CMS release)

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.